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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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ISHARES MSCI GERMANY INDEX FUND
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
464286806
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(CUSIP Number)
February 3, 2006
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 464286806
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
LOEWS CORPORATION
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
13-2646102
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ....................................................................
(b) ....................................................................
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3. SEC Use Only ...........................................................
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization.
DELAWARE CORPORATION
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Number of 5. Sole Voting Power ............................ 0
Shares -----------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially Owned 6. Shared Voting Power ..........................1,500,000
by Each Reporting
Person With 7. Sole Dispositive Power ....................... 0
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8. Shared Dispositive Power .....................1,500,000
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,500,000
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) ..........................................................
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 ....................5.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions).
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Item
1.
(a) Name of Issuer
ISHARES MSCI GERMANY INDEX FUND
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
45 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Item
2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
LOEWS CORPORATION
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
667 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10021
(c) Citizenship
DELAWARE CORPORATION
(d) Title of Class of Securities
COMMON STOCK
(e) CUSIP Number
464286806
Item If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-
3. 2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Exchange Act
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item Ownership.
4.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,500,000
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(b) Percent of class: 5.7%
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(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 0
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(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 1,500,000
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,500,000
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Item Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
5.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
Item Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
6.
The securities reported on this Schedule 13G are beneficially owned by
employee benefit plans subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and sponsored by the reporting person
or its subsidiaries. None of these plans beneficially owns more than five
percent of the issuer. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities reported hereby, and this statement on Schedule
13G shall not be construed as an admission that the reporting person is the
beneficial owner of such securities.
Item Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
7. Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.
See Exhibit 99.1.
Item Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
8.
NOT APPLICABLE
Item Notice of Dissolution of Group
9.
NOT APPLICABLE
Item Certification
10.
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
February 13, 2006
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Date
LOEWS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Gary W. Garson
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Signature
Gary W. Garson,
Senior Vice President
and Secretary
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Name/Title
EXHIBIT 99.1
Relevant Employee Benefit Plans Sponsored by
the Reporting Person or its Subsidiaries
Loews Corporation Cash Balance Retirement Plan (EP)
Employees Retirement Plan Of Bulova Corporation (EP)
Lorillard Tobacco Company Retirement Allowance Plan For Hourly
Rated And/Or Piecework Employees (EP)
Retirement Plan For Employees Of Lorillard Tobacco Company (EP)
Texas Gas Retirement Plan Trust (EP)
CNA Employees' Retirement Trust (EP)