Post Effective Amendment to Post Effective Amendment by Investment Company Form 485BXT

Form 485BXT

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2024

File Nos. 333-92935 and 811-09729

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

	THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		☒
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,783		☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

	THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		☒
	Amendment No. 2,783		☒

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

iShares Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o BlackRock Fund Advisors

400 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (415) 670-2000

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With Copies to:

MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ. BENJAMIN J. HASKIN, ESQ. ANNE C. CHOE, ESQ. WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 787 SEVENTH AVENUE		MARISA ROLLAND, ESQ. BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS 400 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

☐	Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒	On December 6, 2024, pursuant to paragraph (b)

☐	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐	On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

☐	On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

If appropriate, check the following box:

☒

The post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Explanatory Note

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,783 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), solely for the purpose of delaying, until December 6, 2024, the effectiveness of the registration statement for the iShares MSCI Japan IMI ETF (the “Fund”), filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,119 on May 20, 2019, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act as follows:

PEA No.		Date Filed		Automatic Effective Date
2,161		August 2, 2019		August 30, 2019
2,176		August 29, 2019		September 27, 2019
2,191		September 26, 2019		October 18, 2019
2,201		October 17, 2019		November 15, 2019
2,223		November 14, 2019		December 13, 2019
2,237		December 12, 2019		January 10, 2020
2,256		January 9, 2020		February 7, 2020
2,275		February 6, 2020		March 6, 2020
2,319		March 5, 2020		April 3, 2020
2,337		April 2, 2020		May 1, 2020
2,347		April 30, 2020		May 29, 2020
2,356		May 28, 2020		June 26, 2020
2,371		June 25, 2020		July 24, 2020
2,388		July 23, 2020		August 21, 2020
2,396		August 20, 2020		September 18, 2020
2,407		September 17, 2020		October 16, 2020
2,416		October 15, 2020		November 13, 2020
2,425		November 12, 2020		December 11, 2020
2,429		December 10, 2020		January 8, 2021
2,433		January 7, 2021		February 5, 2021
2,437		February 4, 2021		March 5, 2021
2,446		March 4, 2021		April 2, 2021
2,454		April 1, 2021		April 30, 2021
2,462		April 29, 2021		May 28, 2021
2,468		May 27, 2021		June 25, 2021
2,476		June 24, 2021		July 23, 2021
2,482		July 22, 2021		August 20, 2021
2,488		August 19, 2021		September 17, 2021
2,493		September 16, 2021		October 15, 2021
2,499		October 14, 2021		November 12, 2021
2,503		November 10, 2021		December 9, 2021
2,507		December 8, 2021		January 7, 2022
2,517		January 6, 2022		February 4, 2022
2,521		February 3, 2022		March 4, 2022
2,529		March 3, 2022		April 1, 2022
2,533		March 31, 2022		April 29, 2022
2,544		April 28, 2022		May 27, 2022
2,547		May 26, 2022		June 24, 2022
2,555		June 23, 2022		July 22, 2022
2,563		July 21, 2022		August 19, 2022
2,576		August 18, 2022		September 16, 2022
2,583		September 15, 2022		October 14, 2022
2,592		October 13, 2022		November 11, 2022
2,596		November 10, 2022		December 9, 2022
2,600		December 8, 2022		January 6, 2023
2,609		January 5, 2023		February 3, 2023
2,616		February 2, 2023		March 3, 2023
2,622		March 2, 2023		March 31, 2023
2,626		March 30, 2023		April 28, 2023
2,633		April 27, 2023		May 26, 2023

2,641		May 25, 2023		June 23, 2023
2,653		June 22, 2023		July 21, 2023
2,658		July 20, 2023		August 18, 2023
2,663		August 17, 2023		September 15, 2023
2,669		September 14, 2023		October 13, 2023
2,677		October 12, 2023		November 10, 2023
2,684		November 9, 2023		December 8, 2023
2,691		December 7, 2023		January 5, 2024
2,697		January 4, 2024		February 2, 2024
2,703		February 1, 2024		March 1, 2024
2,709		February 29, 2024		March 30, 2024
2,723		March 28, 2024		April 26,2024
2,727		April 25, 2024		May 24, 2024
2,734		May 23, 2024		June 21, 2024
2,746		June 20, 2024		July 19, 2024
2,751		July 18, 2024		August 16, 2024
2,762		August 15, 2024		September 13, 2024
2,766		September 12, 2024		October 11, 2024
2,769		October 10, 2024		November 8, 2024

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,783 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,119.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,783 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 7^th day of November 2024.

iSHARES TRUST

By:
	Jessica Tan*
	President
	Date: November 7, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,783 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

By:		Stephen Cohen* Trustee Date: November 7, 2024
	John E. Martinez*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	Cecilia H. Herbert*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	John E. Kerrigan*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	Robert S. Kapito*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	Madhav V. Rajan*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024

	Jane D. Carlin*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	Drew E. Lawton*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	Richard L. Fagnani*
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	James Lam**
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	Laura F. Fergerson**
	Trustee
	Date: November 7, 2024
	/s/ Trent W. Walker
	Trent W. Walker*
	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
	Date: November 7, 2024
*By:		/s/ Trent W. Walker
	Trent W. Walker
	Attorney-in-fact
	Date: November 7, 2024

*

Powers of Attorney, each dated March 5, 2024, for Jessica Tan, Stephen Cohen, Jane D. Carlin, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Robert S. Kapito, Drew E. Lawton, Richard L. Fagnani and Trent W. Walker are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,713, filed March 7, 2024.

**	Powers of Attorney, each dated April 8, 2024, for James Lam and Laura F. Fergerson are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,726, filed April 18, 2024.

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