Basic Fund Data
Fund Provider:	Barclays Global Investors
Asset Class:	Fixed Income
Fund Category:	U.S. Government Bond
Ticker:	SHV
Expense Ratio:	0.15%
Fund Category Expense Ratio Average:	0.16%
Options:	No
Fund Inception Date:	01-05-2007
Fund Structure:	Open-Ended
Fund Weighting Restrictions:	Non-diversified Fund Rules
Fund Tracking Method:	Full Replication
Dividend Payment Frequency:
Basic Index Data
Index Name:	Barclays Short U.S. Treasury Index
Index Provider:	Barclays Capital
No of Index Holdings:	Under 100
Explanation of Index Strategy
Security Selection Category:	Passive
Security Selection Method:	Bond Maturity
Security Selection Frequency:	Monthly
Index Weighting Category:	Capitalization
Index Weighting Method:	Market Weighted (bonds)
Index Weighting Frequency:	Daily

Market Price Return
1-Year:	0.56%
3-Year annualized:
5-Year annualized:
10-Year annualized:
Annual Performance History
2009:	0.21
2008:	2.78
2007:
2006:
2005:
2004:
2003:
2002:
2001:
2000:
Data as of 10/31/09

Fundamentals
Assets MM:	$1553.4
P/E Ratio:
P/B Ratio:
Median Market Cap:
12-month yield:	0.7%
Data as of 10/31/09

Risk / 3-Year Average
Alpha:	0.23
Beta:	-0.01
Standard Deviation:	0.2
Sharpe Ratio:
Data as of 10/31/09

Index Snapshot:

The iShares Barclays Short Treasury Bond Fund (Ticker: SHV) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the short-term sector of the United States Treasury market as defined by the Barclays Short U.S. Treasury Index. The index includes all publicly issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of between one and 12 months and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. In addition, the securities must be denominated in U.S dollars and must be fixed-rate and non-convertible. Excluded from the index are certain special issues, such as flower bonds, TINs, SLGs, and STRIPS. The index is market weighted and the securities in the index are updated on the last calendar day of each month.