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The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Funds’ assets, which reflects the return of the MSCI ACWI Screened Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund is passively managed, and aims to invest in equity securities (e.g. shares) that, so far as possible and practicable make up the Index. The Index measures the performance of a sub-set of equity securities which are part of the MSCI ACWI Index (the “Parent Index”) which excludes companies from the Parent Index based on the index provider’s environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) exclusionary criteria. The Parent Index measures the performance of large and mid-capitalisation companies across developed and emerging markets which comply with MSCI's size, liquidity and free-float criteria. The Index excludes companies which are involved in certain business lines/activities, as set out in the Fund’s prospectus, including: controversial weapons, nuclear weapons tobacco, civilian firearms, thermal coal based power generation, fossil fuel extraction, palm oil or arctic oil and gas. Companies that are classified as violating UNGlobal Compact principles are also excluded from the Index. The Index also excludes companies which do not meet the minimum MSCI ESG Controversy Score to be eligible. Companies may be excluded in order for the Index to reach the level of the reduction of carbon emission intensity relative to the Parent Index set by the index provider. The Investment Manager will take into account the above ESG criteria only when selecting the securities to be held directly by the Fund. The Fund may also obtain indirect exposure to securities considered not to satisfy these ESG criteria. The Index is free-float adjusted market capitalisation weighted and rebalances on a quarterly basis. The Fund adopts a binding and significant approach to sustainable investing. This means that the Fund will integrate ESG information into its investment process to optimise exposure to issuers to achieve a higher ESG rating compared to the Parent Index. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to its Index. The Fund may use financial derivative instruments for direct investment purposes. The Fund may also engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to offset the costs of the Fund. The price of equity securities fluctuates daily and may be influenced by factors affecting the performance of the individual companies issuing the equities, as well as by daily stock market movements, and broader economic and political developments which in turn may affect the value of your investment. The relationship between the return on your investment, how it is impacted and the period for which you hold your investment is considered below (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

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The depositary of the Fund is State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited. Further information about the Fund can be obtained from the latest annual report and half-yearly reports of the iShares IV plc. These documents are available free of charge in English and certain other languages. These can be found, along with other (practical) information, including prices of units, on the iShares website at: www.ishares.com or by calling +49 89427295800 or from your broker or financial adviser.

Your shares will be accumulating shares (i.e. income will be included in their value). Your shares will be denominated in US Dollar, the Fund's base currency. The shares are listed and traded on various stock exchanges. In normal circumstances, only authorised participants may buy and sell shares directly with the Fund. Investors who are not authorised participants (e.g. select financial institutions) can generally only buy or sell the shares on the secondary market (e.g. via a broker on a stock exchange) at the then prevailing market price. The value of the shares are related to the value of the underlying assets of the Fund, less costs (see “What are the costs?” below). The prevailing market price at which the shares trade on the secondary market may deviate from the value of the Shares. Indicative net asset value is published on relevant stock exchanges websites.

Intended retail investor:The Fund is intended for retail investors with the ability to bear losses up to the amount invested in the Fund (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

Insurance benefits:The Fund does not offer any insurance benefits.

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