iShares Global Clean Energy Transition UCITS ETFIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

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The Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of approximately 100 of the largest, publicly traded companies within the global clean energy business that meet specific investability requirements and the index provider’s environmental, social and governance ("ESG") exclusionary criteria as set out in the Prospectus.The Index is designed to provide exposure to the leading publicly listed companies in the global clean energy business, from both developed and emerging markets and is market capitalisation weighted. Companies may be excluded from the Index if they are involved with controversial weapons, small arms, military contracting, tobacco, thermal coal, oil sands, shale energy, arctic oil and gas exploration. Companies that are classified as violating United Nations Global Compact principles or have been assessed by the index provider’s ESG principles (which measure a company’s involvement in severe ESG controversies, or exposure to and management of ESG risks, or a combination of a company’s ESG risk and controversy ratings) are also excluded. The Index caps individual constituent weights as determined in accordance with the index methodology. The Fund intends to replicate the Index by holding the equity securities, which make up the Index, in similar proportions to it. The Fund may also engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to off-set the costs of the Fund. The investment manager may use financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. investments whose prices of which on one or more underlying assets) to help achieve the Fund’s investment objective. FDIs may be used for direct investment purposes. The Fund adopts a best-in-universe approach to sustainable investing, meaning it is expected to invest in the best issuers from an ESG perspective (based on the ESG criteria of the Index) within the relevant universe covered by the Index. 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 price of a FDI changes on a daily basis depending on the value of the underlying reference asset(s) which in turn may affect the value of your investment. A change in the value of underlying reference assets can have a greater impact on the value of FDIs than if the assets were held directly since FDIs can be more sensitive to changes. 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 The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Dublin Branch. Further information about the Fund can be obtained from the latest annual report and half-yearly reports of the iShares II 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 distributing shares (i.e. income will be paid on the shares semi-annually). 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.

Countries

Dividends

• Directazero within the savings plan (buys)
• Directazero on single buys from 1,500 €, agreement until 31 December 2026
• Moneyfarmzero within the savings plan (buys), agreement until 31 March 2027
• Moneyfarmzero on single buys from 1,000 €, agreement until 31 March 2027
• XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans

• BG Saxozero within the savings plan (buys)
• Finecozero on buys (single orders and savings plan) — promo list renewed monthly: check it is still listed