November 11, 2010

Transparency of Swap-based ETFs

October 8, 2010

STRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Professional Clients Only

Martin Bednall Director, Product Development iShares EMEA

Agenda

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• Review of how the European ETF structures have evolved – Physical structure– Swap overview– Unfunded swap ETF– Funded swap ETF– Dublin iShares Swap Platform

• Investors view: criteria to evaluate, questions to ask

• Highlighting the benefits to investors from a fully transparent swap-based product

Physical ETF Structure

Investor

Physical ETF

CashIndex Constituents

Cash or In- specie

ETF

Market

AP

Cash ETF

The fund gains exposure through holding the index constituents directly. Additional revenue can be received through securities lending arrangements.

Securities Lending

Loan

SL Fee

Securities Lending Agent

Securities held are ring-fenced in a custody account in the funds name

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EVOLUTION

Phase 1

Phase 2.1

Phase 2.2

Phase 3

Over collateralised swap exposure

Multiple swap counterparties

Transparency

Source: BlackRock. For illustrative purposes only.

Swap-based ETF Structures

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Swap ETF Structures: Unfunded Swap

Investor

Swap ETF

Swap

CashBasket Return Stock

BasketIndex

Return

Cash

ETF

Swap Collateral

Swap Counterparty

AP

Single – Swap counterparty

Cash ETF

The fund enters into a swap with a single counterparty (or multiple counterparties) to receive the index performance in return for a stock basket return purchased by the fund with the investor’s cash, which collateralises the swap notional.

Other Swap CounterpartiesMulti – Swap Models Exist

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Swap ETF Structures: Funded Swap

Investor

Swap ETF

Total Return Swap

CashReceivable

(cash principal)

Index Total

Return

Cash

ETF

Swap Counterparty

AP

Single – Swap counterparty

Cash ETF

The fund enters into a funded swap with a single counterparty (or multiple counterparties) to receive the index total return. The fund pays over the cash notional to the swap counterparty who uses the cash to hedge the exposure. The counterparty posts collateral

Other Swap CounterpartiesMulti – Swap Models Exist

Collateral Pool

May be over- collateralised

This may be a tri-party collateral agreement

Swap counterparty uses cash to hedge the swap by buying securities to provide index performance

The counterparty can post UICTS quality assets

already within its inventory as collateral

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iShares Dublin Swap-based ETF Platform

FullyFundedSwap

All cash is transferred to the swap counterpartiesOne swap per counterparty per fundSwap pays index performance +/- swap spreadStart with 3 counterparties (RBS, UBS, Credit Suisse)First funds: India (Nifty Fifty) and Russia (MSCI Russia Capped)

Tri-Party

Collateral

Counterparty exposure collateralised via tri-party arrangementsApproved collateral schedule including equities with 20% over-collateralisationCash transferred to counterparty only when position fully collateralisedCollateral moved daily

Improving the Transparency of Swap-based

ETFs

‘Swap’ in the fund nameSwap counterparties namedSwap spreadIndex constituents displayed on the web (subject to index provider restrictions)Collateral holdings updated daily (yesterday’s positions shown on the web)Swap exposures shown on web

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iShares remains committed to physical replication

• As of 30 December 2009 Irish UCITS can now collateralise OTC derivative exposure subject to:– Only equities traded on stock exchanges in the certain (developed) countries– 20% over-collateralisation– Diversification (no more than 10% in any one entity)– Liquidity (we will apply a 40% average daily volume limit for all securities

posted by a counterparty)– Counterparties own equity not allowed

• G10 Government bonds (margin)– Remaining maturity less than 1 year (100%) – Remaining maturity greater than 1 year less than 5 years (101%) – Remaining maturity greater than 5 years less than 10 years (102%) – Remaining maturity greater than 10 years less than 30 year (103%)

Collateral Schedule

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Investor’s View: Criteria to Evaluate, Questions to Ask

Counterparty exposure

management

Does the fund undertake securities lending?How is this managed? What is the collateral process?How many counterparties provide swaps to the fund?How independent are the swap providers?At what exposure level is the swap reset?What level of collateral is posted to protect the fund?How liquid is the collateral?

How easy is it to

evaluate the funds?

How clear is the fund structure?How easy is it to get the collateral positions? How often is this

updated? Is it in a format which allows you to analyse?Are their clear rules in how the collateral is managed?Can you easily tell who provides swaps to the fund?Is it easy to see any uncollateralised exposures?

Transparency is key

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Without transparency, how do you know what you are buying?

Why is Transparency Important?

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iShares Unique Level of Transparency

The new iShares swap-based ETFs offer unique level of transparency in line with our physical-based fund range

iShares Swap-based ETFsAvailability

of data Update frequency

Collateral holdings Yes Daily

Index holdings Yes Depends on an index provider

Swap counterparties Yes Daily

Swap pricing Yes Daily

Aggregate counterparty exposure

Yes Daily

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Transparency in Action

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Key Facts Tab

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Collateral Tab

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• ETFs have evolved over time and not all swap-based ETF are created equal

• Investors should demand– Good counterparty risk management– High degree of transparency

• iShares has developed a leading edge swap-based ETF platform– Transparent– Multi-counterparty– Over-collateralised with liquid collateral

• iShares remain committed to physical replication ETFs

Key Summary Points

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Disclaimer

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Disclaimer

Index Disclaimers

iShares funds are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or any index on which such funds are based. The Prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship that MSCI has with BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited and any related funds.

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The Dublin domiciled funds which include the term ‘swap’ in their names are swap based funds. These funds enter into fully funded swap agreements with counterparties to obtain the performance of the funds’ respective benchmarks. Swap transactions are subject to the risk that counterparties may default on their obligations. If this were to occur, the relevant fund may sustain a loss. The funds intend to mitigate much of their credit risk exposure to each counterparty by obtaining collateral from the counterparty which will be held by a third party collateral agent. In the event of a default by a counterparty or collateral agent, the swap funds may still have some counterparty risk exposure to the defaulting counterparty or collateral agent respectively. In some circumstances, counterparties can terminate the swap agreements early which may impact the returns of the funds. In addition, the counterparties may seek to pass on any additional costs relating to the hedging of their risk exposure under the swaps to the relevant fund. In the event that a swap fund is unable to enter into suitable swap arrangements or maintain swap arrangements on acceptable terms, the fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and policy unless it is able to track its benchmark by other means.

Specific Indian wording only for the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap

Shares in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap have not been and will not be registered under the laws of India and are not intended to benefit from any laws in India promulgated for the protection of shareholders. Shares in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap are not being offered to, and may not be, directly or indirectly, sold or delivered within India, acquired by, transferred to or held for the benefit of (i) any “person resident in India” as such term is defined in the Indian Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (as amended or supplemented from time to time), (ii) any person who is a “Non-Resident Indian”, an “Overseas Corporate Body” or a “Person of Indian Origin” as such terms are defined in the Indian Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations 2000 (as amended or supplemented from time to time), (iii) any person for re-offering or re-sale, directly or indirectly, in India or to a resident of India or any entity incorporated or registered in Indian, and/or (iv) any person who has the intention of purchasing shares in the fund to circumvent or otherwise avoid any requirements applicable under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations 1995 (as amended or supplemented from time to time) and/or any other subsidiary regulations or circulars issued pursuant thereto, each an “Indian Origin Restricted Entity”. iShares IV plc does not knowingly permit the sale of such shares or any beneficial interests therein to Indian Origin Restricted Entities.

A prospective investor in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap may be required at the time of acquiring shares (or subsequently) to represent that such investor is not, and is not acquiring shares for or on behalf of, an Indian Origin Restricted Entity. Shareholders in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap are required to notify iShares IV plc and its investment manager immediately in the event that they become, or hold shares for the benefit of, Indian Origin Restricted Entities. Any person who breaches any of the above restrictions shall indemnify and hold harmless iShares IV plc, its manager and its investment manager from any losses or claims suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with such breach. If it comes to the attention of iShares IV plc that any shares in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap are legally or beneficially owned by any person in breach of the above restrictions, it may compulsorily redeem the shares so held.

iShares IV plc (and its investment manager) may be required by the swap counterparties, in accordance with the requirements or requests of the Securities and Exchange Board of India or any other Indian governmental or regulatory authority, to provide information relating to its shareholders and/or beneficial owners. By investing in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap, investors are deemed to consent to any such disclosure. Shareholders may be required to provide information on themselves and beneficial owners of the shares. If any shareholder or beneficial owner fails to disclose the requested information, iShares IV plc may compulsorily redeem their shares in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap.

Further, the counterparties to the swap agreements for the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap require assurances in the swap agreements that iShares IV plc will not dispose of the swaps to an Indian Original Restricted Entity and that iShares IV plc will provide information on shareholders and beneficial owners of shares in the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap to the counterparties in connection with such assurances. iShares IV plc may be unable to comply fully with such requirements as it has no control over the transfer of shares of the iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Swap on the secondary market and, as a consequence, it is possible that the counterparties may ultimately seek to terminate the swap agreements.

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