iShares MSCI USA Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETFIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

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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 Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Equal Weighted Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (“Benchmark Index”). The Share Class, via the Fund, is passively managed, and aims to invest in the equity securities (e.g. shares) that, so far as possible and practicable, make up the Benchmark Index. The Benchmark Index aims to reflect the performance characteristics of mid-capitalisation equity securities (e.g. shares) within the MSCI USA Index (“Parent Index”), with each security being equally weighted within the Benchmark Index. As at 1 June 2016, the Benchmark Index comprised 329 constituents. Market capitalisation is the share price of a company multiplied by the number of shares issued. The Benchmark Index includes the mid-capitalisation constituents of the Parent Index but, at each rebalance date, all index constituents are weighted equally, effectively removing the influence of each constituent’s market capitalisation. This means that, at each index rebalance, the Benchmark Index will have a larger weighting in the smaller mid-capitalisation equity securities compared to its Parent Index. The Parent Index measures the performance of large and mid-capitalisation companies in the USA. Companies are included in the Parent Index based on the proportion of their shares in issue that are available for purchase by international investors. As at 1 June 2016, the Parent Index comprised 624 constituents. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to its Benchmark Index. These techniques may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the Benchmark Index or other securities which provide similar performance to certain constituent securities. These may also include the use of financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets). FDIs may be used 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 off-set 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.

Countries

• XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans