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Trading Volume In iShares SM S&P 100® Index Fund (OEF) Sets New High At CBOE

Date 05/06/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that volume in the iSharesSM S&P 100® Index Fund (ticker symbol OEF) set a new record again today. Volume in the OEF reached 707,300 shares today, beating the record of 207,300 that was set on Friday, June 1, 2001. The OEF i-Shares were launched on October 27, 2000 and trade exclusively at CBOE. Wolverine Trading, L.P. is the Designated Primary Market Maker (DPM) in OEF.

iShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on a national securities exchange. The iShares S&P 100 Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund that seeks the investment results which correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 100 Index. iShares S&P 100 Index Fund trades like an individual stock, but offers the investment diversification of an index. Like a stock, OEF shares can be bought and sold intra-day or held over the long term. More information on iShares and OEF can be found at CBOE iShares website at www.cboe.com/icontact/.

CBOE, the world's largest options marketplace and creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about the CBOE and its products, access the CBOE site on the World Wide Web at http://www.cboe.com.