NYSE Lists 10 New iShares® Dow Jones Subsector Index Funds - Tracking Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Aerospace & Defense, Construction And Other Sectors

The New York Stock Exchange announced 10 new iShares^® products based on customized Dow Jones Subsector indexes began trading today. Designed to provide investment results that correspond generally to the performance of the underlying specialty indexes as defined by the Industry Classification System (ICB), the iShares Dow Jones Subsector index funds are free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted indexes.

“The addition of these products further demonstrates the NYSE Group’s commitment to becoming the market of choice for ETFs and other derivative products,” said John A. Thain, NYSE Group Chief Executive Officer. “Our ongoing partnership with BGI has provided another opportunity to offer innovative investment options to a marketplace that has clearly shown an appetite for the diversification possibilities that ETFs represent. We are proud to list and trade the majority of the growing iShares brand.”

Including today’s original listings, the NYSE Group now has 74 primary ETF listings, 69 of which are iShares. Combined with 246 ETFs trading on an unlisted trading privilege basis (UTP), ETFs on the NYSE Group represent a 37% share of trading in the overall U.S. market so far in 2006.

In addition, the NYSE Group expects to add 35 iShares primary listings as transfers from the American Stock Exchange in 2006. The NYSE Group continues to expand its position as a leader in ETF listings and trading by offering more investment options and superior market quality.

iShares Dow Jones Subsector Index Funds:

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index	IEO
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Equipment & Services Index	IEZ
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Pharmaceuticals Index	IHE
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Health Care Providers Index	IHF
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Medical Equipment Index	IHI
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Investment Services Index	IAI
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Insurance Index	IAK
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Regional Banks Index	IAT
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index	ITA
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index	ITB

Nine of the 10 specialty indexes are classified according to three of the four ICB levels. Regional Banks is not part of the existing ICB structure but rather a customized group.

Please visit www.nyse.com/etfs for more information.