Exhibit (j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of iShares Trust of our reports dated December 20, 2024, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in the Annual Reports on Form N-CSR for the funds listed in Appendix A for the year ended October 31, 2024. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Statements”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 24, 2025


Appendix A

 

1.

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

2.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

3.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

4.

iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

5.

iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

6.

iShares Russell 2000 BuyWrite ETF

7.

iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF

8.

iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

9.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

10.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

11.

iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

12.

iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF

13.

iShares Convertible Bond ETF

14.

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

15.

iShares USD Green Bond ETF

16.

iShares CMBS ETF

17.

iShares GNMA Bond ETF

18.

iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

19.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

20.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

21.

iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

22.

iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

23.

iShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

24.

iShares iBonds 2031 Term High Yield and Income ETF

25.

iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF

26.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF

27.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF

28.

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF

29.

iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF

30.

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF

31.

iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Corporate ETF

32.

iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Corporate ETF

33.

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

34.

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

35.

iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

36.

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

37.

iShares U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk Systematic ETF

38.

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF

39.

iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Treasury ETF

40.

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF

41.

iShares iBonds Dec 2054 Term Treasury ETF

42.

iShares iBonds Oct 2034 Term TIPS ETF

43.

iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Muni Bond ETF

44.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Muni Bond ETF

45.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Muni Bond ETF

46.

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF

47.

iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Muni Bond ETF

48.

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

49.

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

50.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

51.

iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF

52.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

53.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

54.

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF

 

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55.

iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF

56.

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF

57.

iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF

58.

iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF

59.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF

60.

iShares iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

61.

iShares iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

62.

iShares iBonds 2030 Term High Yield and Income ETF

63.

iShares iBonds Oct 2025 Term TIPS ETF

64.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF

65.

iShares iBonds Oct 2027 Term TIPS ETF

66.

iShares iBonds Oct 2028 Term TIPS ETF

67.

iShares iBonds Oct 2029 Term TIPS ETF

68.

iShares iBonds Oct 2030 Term TIPS ETF

69.

iShares iBonds Oct 2031 Term TIPS ETF

70.

iShares iBonds Oct 2032 Term TIPS ETF

71.

iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF

72.

iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF

73.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF

74.

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

75.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

 

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