# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001100663
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-022133
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 9407
**Document Hash:** 133ee1e46127bea3ffb09e82c80a761e
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-022133.hdr.sgml**: 20230202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-022133

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BXT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230202

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230202

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** iSHARES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001100663
- **IRS NUMBER:** 943351276
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-09729
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23578819

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 400 HOWARD STREET
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (415) 670-2000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 400 HOWARD STREET
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ISHARES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19991213
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** iSHARES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001100663
- **IRS NUMBER:** 943351276
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-92935
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23578818

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 400 HOWARD STREET
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (415) 670-2000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 400 HOWARD STREET
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ISHARES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19991213

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### iShares MSCI Japan IMI ETF (Series ID: S000066114)

| Class ID   | Class Name                 | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000213659 | iShares MSCI Japan IMI ETF |  |

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2023** 

**File Nos. 333-92935 and 811-09729** 

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**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

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**FORM N-1A** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

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| ***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933*** | ☒ |
| **Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,616** | ☒ |

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**and/or** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

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| ***THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940*** | ☒ |
| **Amendment No. 2,616** | ☒ |

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**(Check appropriate box or boxes)** 

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## iShares Trust
**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** 

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**c/o BlackRock Fund Advisors** 

**400 Howard Street** 

**San Francisco, CA 94105** 

**(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)** 

**Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (415) 670-2000** 

**The Corporation Trust Company** 

**1209 Orange Street** 

**Wilmington, DE 19801** 

**(Name and Address of Agent for Service)** 

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***With Copies to:***

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| **MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.**<br> **BENJAMIN J. HASKIN, ESQ.**<br> **ANNE C. CHOE, ESQ.**<br> **WILLKIE FARR &<br>GALLAGHER LLP**<br> **787 SEVENTH AVENUE**<br> **NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099**<br>| **MARISA ROLLAND, ESQ.**<br> **BLACKROCK FUND**<br> **ADVISORS**<br> **400 HOWARD STREET**<br> **SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105** |

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

☐ Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ On March 3, 2023, pursuant to paragraph (b)

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

☐ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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

☐ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

If appropriate, check the following box:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ The post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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**Explanatory Note** 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,616 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), solely for the purpose of delaying, until March 3, 2023, the effectiveness of the registration statement for the iShares MSCI Japan IMI ETF (the "Fund"), filed in [Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,119 on May 20, 2019](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1100663/000119312519151831/d748071d485apos.htm), pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act as follows:

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| **PEA No.** | **Date Filed** | **Automatic Effective Date** |
| 2161 | August 2, 2019 | August 30, 2019 |
| 2176 | August 29, 2019 | September 27, 2019 |
| 2191 | September 26, 2019 | October 18, 2019 |
| 2201 | October 17, 2019 | November 15, 2019 |
| 2223 | November 14, 2019 | December 13, 2019 |
| 2237 | December 12, 2019 | January 10, 2020 |
| 2256 | January 9, 2020 | February 7, 2020 |
| 2275 | February 6, 2020 | March 6, 2020 |
| 2319 | March 5, 2020 | April 3, 2020 |
| 2337 | April 2, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
| 2347 | April 30, 2020 | May 29, 2020 |
| 2356 | May 28, 2020 | June 26, 2020 |
| 2371 | June 25, 2020 | July 24, 2020 |
| 2388 | July 23, 2020 | August 21, 2020 |
| 2396 | August 20, 2020 | September 18, 2020 |
| 2407 | September 17, 2020 | October 16, 2020 |
| 2416<br> 2425<br> 2429<br> 2433<br> 2437<br> 2446<br> 2454<br> 2462<br> 2468<br> 2476<br> 2482<br> 2488<br> 2493<br> 2499<br> 2503<br> 2507<br> 2517<br> 2521<br> 2529<br> 2533<br> 2544<br> 2547<br> 2555<br> 2563<br> 2576<br> 2583<br> 2592<br> 2596<br> 2600<br> 2609 | October 15, 2020<br> November 12, 2020<br> December 10, 2020<br> January 7, 2021<br> February 4, 2021<br> March 4, 2021<br> April 1, 2021<br> April 29, 2021<br> May 27, 2021<br> June 24, 2021<br> July 22, 2021<br> August 19, 2021<br> September 16, 2021<br> October 14, 2021<br> November 10, 2021<br> December 8, 2021<br> January 6, 2022<br> February 3, 2022<br> March 3, 2022<br> March 31, 2022<br> April 28, 2022<br> May 26, 2022<br> June 23, 2022<br> July 21, 2022<br> August 18, 2022<br> September 15, 2022<br> October 13, 2022<br> November 10, 2022<br> December 8, 2022<br> January 5, 2023 | November 13, 2020<br> December 11, 2020<br> January 8, 2021<br> February 5, 2021<br> March 5, 2021<br> April 2, 2021<br> April 30, 2021<br> May 28, 2021<br> June 25, 2021<br> July 23, 2021<br> August 20, 2021<br> September 17, 2021<br> October 15, 2021<br> November 12, 2021<br> December 9, 2021<br> January 7, 2022<br> February 4, 2022<br> March 4, 2022<br> April 1, 2022<br> April 29, 2022<br> May 27, 2022<br> June 24, 2022<br> July 22, 2022<br> August 19, 2022<br> September 16, 2022<br> October 14, 2022<br> November 11, 2022<br> December 9, 2022<br> January 6, 2023<br> February 3, 2023 |

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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,616 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,119.

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**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)(1)(iii) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,616 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 2<sup>nd</sup> day of February, 2023.

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| iSHARES TRUST | iSHARES TRUST |
| By: |  |
|  | Armando Senra\* |
|  | President |
|  | Date: February 2, 2023 |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,616 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| By: |  |
|  | Salim Ramji\* |
|  | Trustee |
|  | Date: February 2, 2023 |

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| John E. Martinez\* |
| Trustee |
| Date: February 2, 2023 |
| Cecilia H. Herbert\* |
| Trustee |
| Date: February 2, 2023 |
| John E. Kerrigan\* |
| Trustee |
| Date: February 2, 2023 |
| Robert S. Kapito\* |
| Trustee |
| Date: February 2, 2023 |
| Madhav V. Rajan\* |
| Trustee |
| Date: February 2, 2023 |

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|  | Jane D. Carlin\*<br>Trustee<br>Date: February 2, 2023<br>Drew E. Lawton\*<br>Trustee<br>Date: February 2, 2023<br>Richard L. Fagnani\*<br>Trustee<br>Date: February 2, 2023<br>/s/ Trent W. Walker |
|  | Trent W. Walker\* |
|  | Treasurer and Chief<br> Financial Officer |
|  | Date: February 2, 2023 |
|  \*By: | /s/ Trent W. Walker |
|  | Trent W. Walker |
|  | Attorney-in-fact |
|  | Date: February 2, 2023 |

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\* Powers of Attorney, each dated June 15, 2022, for Armando Senra, Salim Ramji, Jane D. Carlin, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Robert S. Kapito, Drew E. Lawton, Richard L. Fagnani and Trent W. Walker are incorporated herein by reference to [Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,556, filed June 27, 2022](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1100663/000119312522181734/d354417dex99q1.htm).