Basic Fund Data
Fund Provider:	Barclays Global Investors
Asset Class:	Fixed Income
Fund Category:	U.S. High Yield Bond
Ticker:	HYG
Expense Ratio:	0.50%
Fund Category Expense Ratio Average:	0.47%
Options:	Yes
Fund Inception Date:	04-04-2007
Fund Structure:	Open-Ended
Fund Weighting Restrictions:	Non-diversified Fund Rules
Fund Tracking Method:	Full Replication
Dividend Payment Frequency:
Basic Index Data
Index Name:	iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index
Index Provider:	International Index Company
No of Index Holdings:	Under 100
Explanation of Index Strategy
Security Selection Category:	Passive
Security Selection Method:	Bond Sector
Security Selection Frequency:	Monthly
Index Weighting Category:	Fixed Weight
Index Weighting Method:	Equal
Index Weighting Frequency:	Monthly

Market Price Return
1-Year:	38.28%
3-Year annualized:
5-Year annualized:
10-Year annualized:
Annual Performance History
2009:	35.37
2008:	-23.86
2007:
2006:
2005:
2004:
2003:
2002:
2001:
2000:
Data as of 10/31/09

Fundamentals
Assets MM:	$3965.2
P/E Ratio:
P/B Ratio:
Median Market Cap:
12-month yield:	9.8%
Data as of 10/31/09

Risk / 3-Year Average
Alpha:	0.77
Beta:	0.67
Standard Deviation:	5.36
Sharpe Ratio:
Data as of 10/31/09

Index Snapshot:

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (Ticker: HYG)seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the U.S. dollar high yield corporate bond market as defined by the iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index. The index is designed to provide a balanced representation of the U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market through some of the most liquid high yield corporate bonds available. The number of issues is typically 50, although this may change from time to time. The index is rules based (equal weighted).