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iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund

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Total Returns As of: 7/31/10

QTD YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception (1/29/01) Annualized
i Shares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund NAV * 10.24% 16.98% 57.33% -5.93% -0.54% 9.55%
i Shares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund Market Price** 10.26% 17.07% 57.56% -5.86% -0.53% 9.56%
Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index *** 10.30% 17.24% 57.96% -5.92% -0.29% 9.93%
FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index 9.52% 15.61% 52.57% -3.62% 0.64% 10.11%

Fund's Total Expense Ratio is 0.35%
* NAV is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities,by the number of fund shares outstanding.
** Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market.
***Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index (RMP) is a modified capitalization weighted total return index of selected United States Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). An investor can not invest directly in an index.

Source: iShares Web site, Cohen & Steers (FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index)
Total Returns As of: 6/30/10

Q210 YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception (1/29/01) Annualized
i Shares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund NAV * -3.39% 6.12% 57.31% -11.16% -0.87% 8.51%
i Shares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund Market Price** -3.39% 6.18% 57.45% -11.08% -0.85% 8.52%
Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index *** -3.36% 6.29% 57.85% -11.16% -0.64% 8.88%
FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index -4.06% 5.56% 53.90% -8.99% 0.20% 9.16%

b>Fund's Total Expense Ratio is 0.35%
* NAV is an exchange-traded fund’s per-share value. The per-share dollar amount of the fund is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities,by the number of fund shares outstanding.
** Market Price is the price at which a share can currently be traded in the market.
***Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index (RMP) is a modified capitalization weighted total return index of selected United States Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). An investor can not invest directly in an index.

Source: iShares Web site, Cohen & Steers (FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index)
NAV-based total returns are calculated using 4:00 p.m. EST net asset value (NAV).

Market returns are based upon the midpoint of bid/ask spread at 4:00 p.m. EST.

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance 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 data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted.

ICF shares are bought and sold at market prices (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Shares are not individually redeemable and the owners of shares may purchase or redeem shares from a fund in creation units (blocks of 50,000 shares) only.

SEI Investments Distribution Co. is the distributor for iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund. An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Click the link to obtain a prospectus, which contains this and other information, or call (800) 474-2737. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. An investment in the fund involves risk, include possible loss of principal.

Risks. Ownership of real estate is subject to fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, the impact of economic conditions on real estate values, the strength of specific industries renting properties and defaults by borrowers or tenants. Real estate is a cyclical business, highly sensitive to general and local economic conditions and developments, and characterized by intense competition and periodic overbuilding. Credit and interest rate risk may affect real estate companies’ ability to borrow or lend money.

Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual fund 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.

The fund's return may not match the return of the Index. You should anticipate that the value of the fund's shares will decline more or less in correlation with any decline in the value of this index. The fund may not be fully invested at times. Securities held by the fund will generally not be bought or sold in response to market fluctuations and the securities may be issued by companies concentrated in a particular industry.

Investors buying or selling fund shares on the secondary market may incur customary brokerage commissions. Investors who sell fund shares may receive less than the share's net asset value. Shares may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any brokerage account. However, shares may only be redeemed directly from the fund by authorized participants, in very large creation/redemption units.

The FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index (“Equity REITs”) is an unmanaged market-capitalization-weighted index of all taxqualified Equity REITs listed on the NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq that have 75% or more of their gross invested book assets invested directly or indirectly in the equity ownership of real estate

Cohen & Steers is the Index Provider for the iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund. The Fund is not sponsored, managed or advised by Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the shareholders of theFund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of the Index to track performance of a market or sector. Cohen & Steers’ only relationship to the Investment Adviser or the Sub-Adviser is in relation to the licensing of certain trademarks and trade namesof Cohen & Steers and of one or more Cohen & Steers Indexes, including the Index which is determined, composed and calculated by Cohen & Steers without regard to the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the Fund. Cohen & Steers has no obligation to take the needs of the Investment Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, the Fund or the Fund shareholders into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. Cohen & Steers is not responsible for and has not participated in the timing of the issuance or sale of Fund Shares or in the determination or calculation of the valuation of the Fund’s assets. Cohen & Steers has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or portfolio management of the Fund.

Fund shares are not FDIC insured. Have no bank guarantee. May lose value.



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