The fund is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that aims to track the performance of the Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Bond Index as closely as possible. The ETF invests in physical index securities. The Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Bond Index offers exposure to investment grade corporate fixed rate bonds issued by corporations in emerging and developed markets worldwide, with a minimum maturity of at least one year. In order to achieve its investment objective, the Fund may also invest in government bonds with the intention of obtaining a similar performance (with matching risk profile) to certain constituents of the Fund¡¯s Benchmark Index. iShares ETFs are funds managed by BlackRock. They are transparent, cost-efficient, liquid vehicles that trade on stock exchanges like normal securities.