NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) April 26, 2012--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its 'BBB-f' fund credit quality and 'S3' volatility ratings on the iShares Baa – Ba Rated Corporate Bond Fund and its 'B-f' fund credit quality and 'S5' volatility ratings on the iShares B – Ca Rated Corporate Bond Fund. The funds are among the more than 215 investment portfolios of the iShares Trust. The trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on Dec. 16, 1999, and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios. The trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended. The offering of the trust's shares is registered under the Securities
