iShares
POTENTIAL USE
Express a sector view
EXPOSURE
U.S. telecommunications stocks
FUND NAME
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector Index Fund

Top Holdings* as of 5/21/2013

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Name % of Fund
AT&T INC 8.86%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 8.60%
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP 6.86%
CENTURYLINK INC 6.24%
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP 6.10%
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP 5.24%
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP-CL A 5.08%
NII HOLDINGS INC 4.60%
TW TELECOM INC 4.59%
WINDSTREAM CORP 4.18%
Total60.37%

Sector Breakdown as of 5/21/2013*

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Sector % of Fund  
 
Fixed Line Telecommunications
56.69%
 
Mobile Telecommunications
43.35%
 
S-T Securities
0.05%
 
 
 
*Holdings are subject to change

Avg. Annualized Total Returns (NAV) qtr. as of 3/31/2013

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  1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception
IYZ 12.56% 9.84% 4.13% 6.73% -3.90%
Index Index

Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index

 		13.09% 10.35% 4.49% 6.94% -2.62%

Yield as of 4/30/2013

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Description %
30-Day SEC Yield 30-Day SEC Yield

A standard yield calculation developed by the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows for fairer comparisons among bond funds. It is based on the most recent 30-day period. This yield figure reflects the interest earned during the period after deducting the fund's expenses for the period.

For funds holding To-Be-Announced (TBA) contracts, the 30 day SEC yield includes income earned on cash holdings and direct holdings of mortgage pools, net of fund expenses . Certain funds obtain a significant amount of its mortgage market exposure through TBA transactions. Those Funds invest cash pending settlement of any TBA transactions in high-quality, liquid short-term instruments. TBA contracts provide the fund with economic exposure to the mortgage market. The income that they generate is paid out in fund distributions but is not included in the SEC yield calculation. As a result, for funds holding TBA contracts, the SEC yield will generally be below the stated fund distribution yield.

2.52%
12-Month Yield 12-Month Yield

The yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by summing any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months.
as of 4/30/2013 		2.48%

Fundamentals & Risk as of 4/30/2013

Description Value
Price to Earnings Ratio Price to Earnings Ratio

The price to earnings ratio is a fundamental measure used to determine if an investment is valued appropriately. Each holdings' p/e is the latest closing price divided by the latest 12 months' earnings per share. Negative earnings are excluded, extraordinary items are excluded, and p/e ratios over 60 are set to 60.

 		33.76
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio

The price to book value ratio is a fundamental measure used to determine if an investment is valued appropriately. The book value of a company is a measure of how much a company's assets are worth assuming the company's debts are paid off. Negative book values are excluded from this calculation and holding price to book ratios over 25 are set to 25.

 		3.54
Beta Beta (vs S&P 500)

Beta measures the risk of the fund compared to market benchmark. Statistically, it is the covariance of the fund and benchmark, divided by the variance of the benchmark.
vs S&P 500 		0.90
Standard Deviation (3 year) Standard Deviation

The Standard Deviation is the statistical measure of the degree to which an individual value in a probability distribution tends to vary from the mean of the distribution. It is widely applied in modern portfolio theory, where the past performance of securities is used to determine the range of possible future performance, and a probability is attached to each performance.

 		15.76%

Profile as of 5/21/2013

Description Value
Total Net Assets$547,355,807

Expense Ratio as of 4/30/2012*

 0.47%

Expense Ratio as of 3/31/2013**

0.45%
Shares Outstanding19,900,000
Number of Holdings
as of 5/21/2013		 26
Inception Date5/22/2000
IndexDow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index
Index TickerDJSTELT
Net Asset Value
as of 5/21/2013		 $27.51
  • $0.07
  • 0.24%

Price

as of 5/21/2013 		$27.48
  • $0.07
  • 0.26%

*Expense ratio as reflected in the Fund’s prospectus as of the Fund’s fiscal year end.

**Expense ratio as of the most recent quarter end.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. This information must be accompanied by standardized returns. For standardized returns and performance data current to the most recent month end, click the "Performance" tab above.

Fees & Expenses

Expense Detail as of 4/30/2012*

%
Management Fees 0.47%
+ Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses ‡ 0.00%
= Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.47%

Expense Detail as of 3/31/2013**

%

Management Fees

0.45%

+

Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses

0.00%

=

Total Expense Ratio

0.45%

*Management fee as reflected in the Fund’s prospectus as of the Fund’s fiscal year end.

**Management fee calculated on last day of most recent quarter. Management Fees were determined using the tiered fee schedule outlined in the Management section of the Fund’s prospectus and may fluctuate due to changes in asset values.

Trading Information

Identifier Type Symbol
TickerIYZ
Index TickerDJSTELT
NAVIYZ.NV
Underlying Trading ValueIYZ.IV
Shares OutstandingIYZ.SO
Estimated CashIYZ.EU
Total CashIYZ.TC
CUSIP464287713
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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

Certain iShares funds are subject to management fee breakpoints as assets increase. The breakpoints take effect immediately after asset tier levels are reached, thus a fund's actual management fee being applied may not match the fund's web site or prospectus on a given day.

‡ “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” reflect the Fund's pro rata share of the indirect fees and expenses incurred by investing in one or more acquired funds, such as mutual funds, business development companies, or other pooled investment vehicles. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are reflected in the prices of the acquired funds and thus included in the total returns of the Fund.

The iShares Funds ("Funds") are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, "BlackRock").

Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.

Telecommunications companies may be subject to severe competition and product obsolescence.

Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual iShares performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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