Form 485BPOS XBRL

485BPOS 1 d285162d485bpos.htm FORM 485BPOS XBRL Form 485BPOS XBRL

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2017

Securities Act File No. 033-97598

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER


		*THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933*		☒
		Pre-Effective Amendment No.		☐
		Post-Effective Amendment No. 468		☒
		and/or
		REGISTRATION STATEMENT
		*UNDER*
		*THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940*		☒
		Amendment No. 470		☒

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

iShares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (415) 670-2000

The Corporation Trust Incorporated

351 West Camden Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With Copies to:

MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.
WILLKIE FARR &
GALLAGHER LLP
787 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099

DEEPA DAMRE, ESQ.

BLACKROCK FUND

ADVISORS

400 HOWARD STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

Continuous

(January 18, 2017)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the following Funds, each a series of iShares, Inc.:

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EM Currency Hedged ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares MSCI France ETF

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Sweden Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

iShares MSCI World ETF

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 468 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 17^th day of January, 2017.

iSHARES, INC.


By:
		Martin Small*
		President
		Date: January 17, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 468 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.


By:
		Mark Wiedman*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

		John E. Martinez*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

		Cecilia H. Herbert*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

		Charles A. Hurty*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

		John E. Kerrigan*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

		Robert S. Kapito*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

		Madhav V. Rajan*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

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		Jane D. Carlin*
		Director
		Date: January 17, 2017

		/s/ Jack Gee
		Jack Gee*
		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
		Date: January 17, 2017

*By:		/s/ Jack Gee
		Jack Gee
		Attorney-in-fact
		Date: January 17, 2017

Powers of Attorney, each dated October 15, 2016, for Martin Small, Jane D. Carlin, Mark Wiedman, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Robert S. Kapito and Jack Gee are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective No. 465, filed October 21, 2016.

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Index No.		Description of Exhibit

EX-101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

EX-101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

EX-101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

EX-101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

EX-101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase

EX-101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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