BlackRock Announces Changes to Four iShares Treasury ETFs
January 29 2016 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Effective on or after March 31, 2016, BlackRock, Inc. will
change the underlying indices for the following four iShares
Treasury exchange traded funds (ETFs) from Barclays to ICE U.S.
Treasury Bond Index Series indices:
Fund
Ticker
Prior Index
New Index
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index ICE U.S.
Treasury 1-3 Year Index iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEI
Barclays U.S. 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Index ICE U.S.
Treasury 3-7 Year Index iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
Barclays U.S. 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Index ICE U.S.
Treasury 7-10 Year Index iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index ICE U.S.
Treasury 20+ Year Index
Current shareholders are not required to take any actions as a
result of these changes.
About BlackRock
BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk
management and advisory services for institutional and retail
clients. At December 31, 2015, BlackRock’s AUM was $4.645 trillion.
BlackRock helps clients around the world meet their goals and
overcome challenges with a range of products that include separate
accounts, mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other
pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management,
advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base
of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®. As of
December 31, 2015, the firm had approximately 13,000 employees in
more than 30 countries and a major presence in global markets,
including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the
Middle East and Africa. For additional information, please visit
the Company’s website at www.blackrock.com | Twitter:
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About iShares
iShares is a global leader in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with
more than a decade of expertise and commitment to individual and
institutional investors of all sizes. With over 700 funds globally
across multiple asset classes and strategies and more than $1
trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2015,
iShares helps clients around the world build the core of their
portfolios, meet specific investment goals and implement market
views. iShares funds are powered by the expert portfolio and risk
management of BlackRock, trusted to manage more money than any
other investment firm.1
1 Based on $4.645 trillion in AUM as of 12/31/15.
Carefully consider the Funds' investment objectives, risk
factors, and charges and expenses before investing. This and other
information can be found in the Funds' prospectuses or, if
available, the summary prospectuses, which may be obtained by
visiting the iShares ETF and BlackRock Fund prospectus pages. Read
the prospectus carefully before investing.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of
principal.
The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed or issued by
Barclays Capital Inc. or Interactive Data Corporation nor do they
make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in
the Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed
above.
The Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC
(together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).
©2016 BlackRock. All rights reserved. iSHARES and
BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock. All other
marks are the property of their respective owners. iS-17643
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BlackRock, Inc.Peter McKillop,
212-810-3737Peter.McKillop@blackrock.comorPaul Young,
212-810-8142Paul.Young@blackrock.com
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