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The Fund 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 Euro Corporate High Yield ESG SRI Bond Index, (“Index”). The Fund, is passively managed and aims to invest in a portfolio of fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Index. The Index measures the performance of Euro denominated, sub-investment grade, fixed-rate bonds issued by companies that form part of the Bloomberg Euro High Yield Index ("Parent Index") with a remaining maturity (i.e. the time from issue until they become due for repayment) of greater than or equal to one year and a minimum amount outstanding of €250 million at the Index rebalance date, but only includes bonds issued by companies that meet the index provider’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”), socially responsible investments (“SRI”) and other criteria. The Index applies Bloomberg Barclays MSCI (“SRI”) screens and exclusionary criteria that excludes companies from the Parent 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. The Fund may obtain indirect exposure (through, including but not limited to, financial derivative instruments ("FDIs") (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets) and units in collective investment schemes) to securities considered not to satisfy these ESG/SRI criteria. The Index is market capitalisation weighted. Market capitalisation is the market value of the outstanding bond issuance. The Fund's investment in FI securities that make up the Index will, at the time of purchase, comply with the credit or ESG requirements of the Index. Where securities no longer meet such requirements, the Fund may continue to hold them until they cease to form part of the Index and it is practicable to sell them. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to its 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 FDIs, which may be used for direct investment purposes. The price of FI securities may be affected by changing interest rates which in turn may affect the value of your investment. FI securities prices move inversely to interest rates. Therefore, the market value of FI securities may decrease as interest rates increase. The credit rating of an issuing entity will generally affect the yield that can be earned on FI 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?”).

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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 accumulating shares (i.e. income will be included in their value). Your shares will be denominated in Euro, 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

• Directazero within the savings plan (buys)
• Directazero on single buys from 2,500 €, 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