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March 1, 2013



Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

RE:
iShares Trust (the “Trust”)
           Securities Act File No. 333-92935;
           Investment Company Act File No. 811-09729


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Trust, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information, each dated March 1, 2013, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 841 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on February 22, 2013.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Benjamin J. Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124 or me at (415) 670-7897.
 
Yours truly,
 
 

 
/s/ Edward Baer            
Edward Baer, Esq.
 

 
 
cc:  Benjamin J. Haskin, Esq.