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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’ investments, which reflects the return of the Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate High Yield ESG SRI Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark index ("Index"). The Share Class, via the Fund, is passively managed and aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in a portfolio of fixed income (“FI”) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Index. The Index measures the performance of US Dollar denominated, sub-investment grade, fixed-rate bonds issued by companies that form part of the Bloomberg US High Yield Index ("Parent Index") but only includes bonds issued by companies that meet the index provider’s Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”). Socially Responsible Investment (“SRI”) and other criteria. The bonds will have a remaining maturity (i.e. the time from issue until they become due for repayment) of at least one year and a minimum amount outstanding of $250 million. The bonds will be sub-investment grade (which means that at the time of inclusion in the Index, they have a credit rating of Ba1/BB +/BB+ or below using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch). Companies are excluded from the Index if they are involved in certain business lines/activities, as outlined in the Index description of the Fund in the Fund’s Prospectus. Companies that are in violation of United Nations Global Compact principles or OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are also excluded from the Index. Companies are also excluded from the Index based on a ESG controversy score determined by the index provider. The Fund may gain limited exposure to securities considered not to satisfy the ESG/SRI criteria. The Fund will adopt a best-in-class approach to sustainable investing. The Index is market capitalisation weighted. Market capitalisation is the market value of the outstanding bond issuance. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to the Index. These techniques may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the 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.

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The price of fixed income securities may be affected by changing interest rates which in turn may affect the value of your investment. Fixed income securities prices move inversely to interest rates. Therefore, the market value of fixed income securities may decrease as interest rates increase. The credit rating of an issuing entity will generally affect the yield that can be earned on fixed income securities; the better the credit rating the smaller the yield. 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?”).

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 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

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