CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jessica Tan, President (principal
executive officer) of iShares Trust, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of iShares Trust for the
following fourteen series: iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF, iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400
ETF, iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF, iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF, iShares
U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF, iShares
U.S. Energy ETF, iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF, iShares U.S. Financials
ETF, iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF, iShares U.S. Industrials ETF, iShares U.S.
Technology ETF, iShares U.S. Transportation ETF and iShares U.S. Utilities ETF;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash
flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of trustees
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting.
/s/ Jessica
Tan___________
Jessica Tan
President (principal executive officer) of
iShares Trust
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Trent Walker, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of iShares Trust, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of iShares Trust for the
following fourteen series: iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF, iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400
ETF, iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF, iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF, iShares
U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF, iShares
U.S. Energy ETF, iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF, iShares U.S. Financials
ETF, iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF, iShares U.S. Industrials ETF, iShares U.S.
Technology ETF, iShares U.S. Transportation ETF and iShares U.S. Utilities ETF;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the
financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of trustees
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting.
/s/ Trent
Walker_________
Trent Walker
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
officer) of
iShares Trust