ETF Basics: An Introduction toiShares® Exchange Traded Funds

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Terms of use

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Agenda

•Growth of ETFs and Barclays Global Investors

•The engine of ETFs

•Unique benefits of ETFs and iShares• Low cost

• Tax efficiency

• Transparency

• Risk management

• Liquidity

• Modularity and strategies

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Consistent Growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

ETFs experienced rapid growth during bear and bull markets• There are 672 U.S. ETFs – covering global equity and

fixed income with AUM of over U.S. $619 billion.

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iShares Family of Funds and MutualFund Markets In Net New Asset Flows

Fund families serve different market segmentsSource: Strategic Insights as of 11/30/07. Excludes funds of funds and money market funds.Information on American Funds, Vanguard Group, Dodge & Cox, State Street Global Advisors, T. Rowe Price, Dimensional Investment Group, FranklinTempleton Investments, Thronburg and ProFunds is provided strictly for illustrative purposes and should not be deemed an offer to sell or a solicitation ofan offer to buy shares of securities, other than the iShares Funds, that are described in this presentation.

2007Net Flows ($M)

2006 Net Flows ($M)Fund Family

7.62.2ProFunds

9.36.1Thornburg

10.36.7Franklin Templeton Investments

14.415.1Dimensional Investment Group

18.011.0T. Rowe Price

18.01.3State Street Global Advisors

18.019.1Dodge & Cox

46.350.2iShares68.743.1Vanguard

69.670.5American Funds

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iShares Funds are Brought to you byBarclays Global Investors• Total assets managed: $2 trillion• Total active assets managed: $491.5 billion• 3,002 employees worldwide* serving approximately 3,000 clients in 51 countries• Largest ETF manager with more than $388 billion in assets

SAN FRANCISCO

LATIN AMERICA

TORONTO

MONTREAL

AMSTERDAM

BOSTON

LONDON

HK/SINGAPORE

SYDNEY

TOKYO

Full service officeClient service/business development

ATLANTA

*Excluding contractors. Source: BGI. As of 9/30/07.

iShares Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA) serves as an advisor to the Funds. BGFA is a subsidiary of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., a majority-owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC. 57

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WHAT IS AN ETF?

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Familiar Ground…Best of Both Worlds

•Like a stock• Trading flexibility intraday on the exchange

• Long or short*

• Options

•Like an index fund• Constructed to track benchmark indexes

• Low expense ratios

• Low turnover

* With short sales, you risk paying more for a security than you received from its sale. Short sales subject to availability.

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What Sets an ETF Apart?

• The creation/redemption process distinguishes ETFsfrom mutual funds and closed-end funds

• The creation/redemption process enables the uniquebenefits of ETFs

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How Traditional Mutual Funds Work

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Mutual funds and iShares Funds are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders by year-end. These gains may be generated due to indexrebalancing or to meet diversification requirements. Trading shares of the iShares Funds will also generate tax consequences and transaction expenses.Certain traditional mutual funds can be tax efficient as well.

The Innovative Mechanismof iShares ETFs

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The Benefits of iShares ETFs

• Low cost

• Tax efficiency

• Transparency

• Risk management

• Liquidity

• Modularity and strategies

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COSTS OF INVESTINGInternal Fees and Taxes

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Internal fees $3,862

$1,475

$210,556

$7,625

$2930

$14,866

$5,778

$215,892gross value

25 bps 50 bps 100 bps

www.sec.gov/investor/tools/mfcc/fund-label.htmDoes not include commissions or sales charges.

$205,338 $195,249

Foregone earnings

Net value

Internal Expenses Matter• $100,000 investment for 10 years• 8% annualized return

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iShares Funds’ Low Expense Ratios

Fund Category bps iShares ETF Large-cap 9

15iShares S&P 500iShares Russell 1000

Small-cap 2020

iShares S&P SmallCap 600iShares Russell 2000

Fixed income 151520

iShares Lehman Treasury Series iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate BondiShares Lehman Aggregate & TIPS

International 523474

iShares MSCI International Series 1, 2

iShares MSCI EAFEiShares MSCI Emerging Markets

Sector 4848

iShares Dow Jones SectorsiShares S&P Global Sectors

1. Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan: 68 bps. 2. MSCI Pacific ex-Japan, 50bpsTransactions in shares of the iShares Funds will result in brokerage commissions.

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Tax Efficiency of iShares ETFs

•Index Funds• Low turnover

•Baskets of securities for shares• Creation/redemption process

•Cap gain control• Shareholders interact via exchange

• Taxed as an equity transaction

ETFs can produce capital gain distributions. For example, during an underlying index reconstitution or corporate actions (especially foreign).

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RISK MANAGEMENT

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iShares ETFs are Transparent

•Manage the unknown – know what you own• iShares holdings are published daily on iShares.com

• Pricing of underlying holdings is refreshed continually

•No style drift• Each benchmark represents a defined market segment

• Benchmark providers publish methodology

•Manage risk• iShares ETFs are designed to closely track a benchmark

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iShares Funds Track

Source: BGI.Past tracking performance does not guarantee future performance.

iShares Funds3-Year Average Annual

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Expense Ratio (as of 1/1/08)

S&P 500 -0.08% 0.09%

Russell 2000 -0.06% 0.20%

Dow Jones U.S. Total Market -0.21% 0.20%

Dow Jones U.S. Technology -0.60% 0.48%

MSCI Japan -0.53% 0.52%

MSCI EAFE -0.22% 0.34%

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LIQUIDITY

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iShares ETFs Provide Enhanced Liquidity

•Liquidity of underlying securities provides foundation for ETFliquidity

“Exchange-traded” attribute provides additional layers of liquidity

Market participants compete for client orders leading to tighterspreads

Investors receive price improvement by transacting in the ETFwhenever they buy/sell the ETF inside the spread cost of theunderlying portfolio basket of securities

Trading volume is not indicative of total liquidity in an ETF

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iShares ETF Liquidity Offers Price Improvement

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iSHARES MODULARFAMILY OF FUNDS

A Solutions-Driven Approach

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The Benefits of Modularity

•Building block format• Enables implementation of strategies

•Indexing pre-2000 and post-2000

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U.S. Equity Portfolio

Large-capstocks

S&P 1500

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Modularity and Portfolio Completion

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Russell 3000Portfolio of Active

Funds or Managers

Small-capgrowth

Large-capgrowth

Large-capvalue

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Russell 2000Growth

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Russell1000

Russell 1000Growth

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Modularity and Tactical Investing

Dow JonesU.S. Total Market

Basic Materials

Consumer Goods

Energy

Financial

Healthcare

Industrial

Technology

Telecom

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Lehman 1–3 Year TreasuryLehman 7–10 Year TreasuryLehman 20+ Year TreasuryiBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate BondLehman 1-3 Year CreditLehman Intermediate CreditiBoxx $ High Yield Corporate

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Good for Clients. Good for Business.

•Manage costs

•Manage risks

•Manage taxes

•Complementary to your business• Portfolio managers and asset managers

• Wealth managers

• Consultants and advisors

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Carefully consider the iShares Funds’ investmentobjectives, risk factors and charges and expensesbefore investing. This and other information can befound in the Funds’ prospectuses, which may beobtained by calling 1-800-iShares or by visitingwww.iShares.com. Read the prospectus carefullybefore investing.

There are risks involved with investing, includingpossible loss of principal.

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The iShares Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SEI). Barclays GlobalFund Advisors (BGFA) serves as an advisor to the Funds. Barclays Global Investors Services(BGIS) assists in the marketing of the Funds. BGFA and BGIS are subsidiaries of BarclaysGlobal Investors, N.A., which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC, none ofwhich is affiliated with SEI.

Shares of iShares Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are notindividually redeemed from the Fund.

Mutual funds and iShares Funds are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders byyear-end. These gains may be generated due to index rebalancing or to meet diversificationrequirements. Trading shares of the iShares Funds will also generate tax consequences andtransaction expenses. Certain traditional mutual funds can be tax efficient as well.

When comparing stocks or bonds and iShares Funds, it should be remembered thatmanagement fees associated with fund investments, like iShares Funds, are not borne byinvestors in individual stocks or bonds. The annual management fees of iShares Funds maybe substantially less than those of most mutual funds. Buying and selling shares of iSharesfunds will result in brokerage commissions, but the savings from lower annual fees can helpoffset these costs.

Neither Barclays Global Investors, N.A. and its affiliates nor SEI and its affiliates provide taxadvice. Please note that (i) any discussion of U.S. tax matters contained in this communicationcannot be used by you for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties; (ii) this communication waswritten to support the promotion or marketing of the matters addressed herein: and (iii) youshould seek advice based on your particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

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The information provided is not intended to be a complete analysis of every material factrespecting any strategy and has been presented for educational purposes only.The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, or issued by Lehman Brothers, nor are theysponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.,Dow Jones & Company, Inc., European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA®”), FTSEInternational Limited (“FTSE”), FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited (“FXI”), iBoxx®, KLD Research &Analytics, Inc., MSCI Inc., Morningstar Inc., The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., NationalAssociation of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), New York Stock Exchange, Inc.,Frank Russell Company, or Standard and Poor’s. None of these companies make anyrepresentation regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds. Neither SEI nor BGI, norany of their affiliates, are affiliated with the companies listed above.FXI does not make any warranty regarding the FTSE/Xinhua Index. All rights in theFTSE/Xinhua Index vest in FXI. Neither FTSE nor NAREIT makes any warranty regarding theFTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Index, FTSE NAREIT Residential Index, FTSE NAREIT RetailIndex, FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index or FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office Index; allrights vest in NAREIT. Neither FTSE nor NAREIT makes any warranty regarding the FTSEEPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-US/North America/Europe/Asia, Index; all rights vest inFTSE, NAREIT, and EPRA. All rights in the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North AmericaIndex vest in FTSE. "FTSE" is a trade- and servicemark of London Stock Exchange and TheFinancial Times Limited; "Xinhua" is a trade- and servicemark of Xinhua Financial NetworkLimited. “NAREIT®” is a trademark of NAREIT; “EPRA®” is a trademark of EPRA.2008 Barclays Global Investors. All rights reserved. iShares® is a registered trademark ofBarclays Global Investors, N.A. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarksare the property of their respective owners. 57

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