iShares IV plc MSCI China A UCITS ETF (IASH)

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 China A Inclusion Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund, aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the equity securities (e.g. shares) that make up the Index. The Index measures the performance of China A Shares issued by large capitalisation companies that are incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and are accessible through Stock Connect. The Index excludes mid-capitalisation and small-capitalisation China A Shares, China A Shares suspended for trading for more than 50 days in the past 12 months and China A Shares that are not accessible through Stock Connect. Stock Connect is a cross border investment channel between the Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. In addition, the China A Shares must comply with the index provider’s liquidity, investability and replicability criteria. However, the Index is expected to evolve over time to include China A Shares issued by mid-capitalisation companies at some point in the future. The Index is calculated using China A Stock Connect listings based on the offshore Renminbi exchange rate (CNH). The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalisation-weighted. Free float-adjusted market capitalisation is the share price of a company multiplied by the number of shares readily available in the market. 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). The investment manager may use financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets) to help achieve the Fund’s investment objectives. FDIs may be used for direct investment purposes. Your shares will be accumulating shares (i.e. income will be included in their value).