ISHARES II PLC USD TIPS 0-5 UCITS ETF USD(GBP)

Objectives and Approach

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 ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index 0-5 Years, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund is passively managed, and aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Index and comply with its credit rating requirements. If the credit ratings of the FI securities are downgraded, the Fund may continue to hold them until they cease to form part of the Index and it is practicable to sell them. The Index measures the performance of the US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (US TIPS) market. The Index includes only inflation-protected bonds issued bythe US Treasury that have a remaining maturity of between zero and five years and a minimum amount outstanding of US$300 million. The Index uses a marketcapitalisation weighted methodology. Market capitalisation is the market value of the outstanding bond issuance. Bonds must be fixed rate and denominated in USDollar, with coupons (i.e. interest) and principal paid in US Dollar. The Index excludes US state and local government series bonds and Treasury STRIPS (SeparateTrading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities), floating rate notes, cash management and US Treasury bills, and any government agency debt issued with orwithout a government guarantee. The FI securities will, at the time of inclusion in the Index, be investment grade (i.e. meet a specified level of creditworthiness). The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to its Index. These may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the Index or other FI securities which provide similar performance to certain constituent securities. 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). FDIs may be used for direct investment purposes. The use of FDIs is expected to be limited for this Share Class. The Fund may also engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to off-set the costs of theFund. Recommendation: This Fund is suitable for medium to long term investment, though the Fund may also be suitable for shorter term exposure to the Index. Your shares will be distributing shares (i.e. income will be paid on the shares semi-annually).