iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF — new fund registration

iSHARES TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2016-08-15. Featured series: iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF.

Registration

Registrant / trust: iSHARES TRUST
CIK: 0001100663
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2016-08-15
State of incorporation: DE
Tickers: VLUE
Accession: 0001193125-16-680880
Reported net assets: $17.6B

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF	iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF	ESGU	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.15%
Management fee: 0.15%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (the Fund ) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics as identified by the index provider while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.

Advisers

BlackRock Fund Advisors (Advisor)