The fund is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that aims to track the performance of the Barclays Euro Short Treasury (0-12 Month) Bond Index as closely as possible. The ETF invests in physical index securities. The Barclays Euro Short Treasury (0-12 Month) Bond Index offers exposure to Euro denominated investment grade government bonds publicly issued in the Eurobond and Euro zone domestic markets with a remaining time to maturity between one month and 12 months. Only bonds with maturity greater than 12 months at issuance and?a minimum amount outstanding of €300 million are included in the index. iShares ETFs are funds managed by BlackRock. They are transparent, cost-efficient, liquid vehicles that trade on stock exchanges like normal securities. iShares ETFs offer flexible and easy access to a wide range of markets and asset classes.