BlackRock® Canada Announces Estimated 2024 Annual Reinvested Capital Gains Distributions for the iShares® ETFs

GlobeNewswire Inc.

November 20, 2024 10:00PM GMT

TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the estimated 2024 annual reinvested capital gains distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada.Please note that these are estimated capital gains amounts only, as of October 31, 2024. As these are estimated amounts, the final capital gains distributions may change by the Funds' December 15, 2024 or December 31, 2024, in the case of iShares Premium Money Market ETF (“CMR”), tax year-ends.

These estimates are for the annual non-cash capital gains distributions, which are typically reinvested in additional units of the respective funds at the year-end, and do not include estimates of ongoing periodic (e.g., monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual) cash distribution amounts. The additional units will be immediately consolidated with the previously outstanding units such that the number of outstanding units following the distribution will equal the number of units outstanding prior to the distribution.

We expect to announce the final annual reinvested distribution amounts, as well as the ongoing cash distribution amounts, as applicable, for 2024, on or about December 27, 2024. The record date for the 2024 annual distributions will be December 30, 2024, payable on January 3, 2025. The actual taxable amounts of reinvested and cash distributions for 2024, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers (through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. or “CDS”) in early 2025.

Details regarding the estimated distribution amounts are as follows:

Fund Name

Fund Ticker

Estimated annual reinvested capital gains per unit

Net asset value (NAV) per unit at Oct 31, 2024

Estimated annual reinvested capital gains as % of NAV at Oct 31, 2024

iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF

CBH

-

17.713834

0.00

%

iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF

CBO

-

18.202605

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF

CDZ

0.59666

35.928317

1.66

%

iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF

CEW

0.50131

19.632610

2.55

%

iShares Gold Bullion ETF

CGL

-

21.672246

0.00

%

iShares Gold Bullion ETF

CGL.C

-

32.147858

0.00

%

iShares Global Real Estate Index ETF

CGR

-

31.323249

0.00

%

iShares International Fundamental Index ETF

CIE

0.74013

25.098218

2.95

%

iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF

CIF

3.24817

47.481748

6.84

%

iShares Japan Fundamental Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

CJP

1.07653

27.710417

3.88

%

iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF

CLF

-

17.308117

0.00

%

iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF

CLG

-

17.188493

0.00

%

iShares US Fundamental Index ETF

CLU

2.38703

54.081762

4.41

%

iShares US Fundamental Index ETF

CLU.C

4.41709

69.097742

6.39

%

iShares Premium Money Market ETF

CMR

-

50.032227

0.00

%

iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF

COW

-

64.038268

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF

CPD

-

12.164481

0.00

%

iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF

CRQ

0.75062

24.376933

3.08

%

iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

CUD

0.69442

55.055322

1.26

%

iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF

CVD

-

17.533326

0.00

%

iShares Emerging Markets Fundamental Index ETF

CWO

-

40.667173

0.00

%

iShares Global Water Index ETF

CWW

5.46380

58.490823

9.34

%

iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

CYH

0.09165

21.906822

0.42

%

iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF

FIE

0.05527

7.891580

0.70

%

iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio

GBAL

0.50385

50.411294

1.00

%

iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

GCNS

-

44.224457

0.00

%

iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio

GEQT

0.89732

62.467856

1.44

%

iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio

GGRO

0.98052

56.269107

1.74

%

iShares Silver Bullion ETF

SVR

-

16.195651

0.00

%

iShares Silver Bullion ETF

SVR.C

-

17.797082

0.00

%

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF

XAD

1.36980

65.172024

2.10

%

iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF

XAGG

0.00001

37.804383

0.00

%

iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF

(1)

XAGG.U

0.00001

26.960741

0.00

%

iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XAGH

-

33.351631

0.00

%

iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF

XAW

0.19355

43.359792

0.45

%

iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF

(1)

XAW.U

0.13885

31.519121

0.44

%

iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio

XBAL

0.25139

29.661501

0.85

%

iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

XBB

-

28.244337

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index ETF

XBM

-

21.516463

0.00

%

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

XCB

-

19.993291

0.00

%

iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

XCBG

-

37.393510

0.00

%

iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

XCBU

-

35.990896

0.00

%

iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

(1)

XCBU.U

-

25.813846

0.00

%

iShares S&P Global Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XCD

-

54.881612

0.00

%

iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF

XCG

-

53.024136

0.00

%

iShares China Index ETF

XCH

-

20.923587

0.00

%

iShares Semiconductor Index ETF

XCHP

1.19604

52.886997

2.26

%

iShares Global Clean Energy Index ETF

XCLN

-

30.146544

0.00

%

iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio

XCNS

-

23.182513

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF

XCS

-

21.125546

0.00

%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF

XCSR

0.19496

72.009216

0.27

%

iShares Canadian Value Index ETF

XCV

-

38.569680

0.00

%

iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF

XDG

0.30995

27.212433

1.14

%

iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF

(1)

XDG.U

0.22235

19.587209

1.14

%

iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XDGH

0.24947

27.009558

0.92

%

iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF

XDIV

0.51308

29.386408

1.75

%

iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index ETF

XDNA

-

34.576757

0.00

%

iShares Global Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Index ETF

XDRV

-

39.736037

0.00

%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF

XDSR

-

59.011715

0.00

%

iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF

XDU

0.33296

31.564539

1.05

%

iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF

(1)

XDU.U

0.23886

22.672836

1.05

%

iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XDUH

-

27.833362

0.00

%

iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF

XDV

0.00675

31.205742

0.02

%

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XEB

-

15.947937

0.00

%

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index ETF

XEC

-

29.650679

0.00

%

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index ETF

(1)

XEC.U

-

21.927906

0.00

%

iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF

XEF

0.15440

38.170675

0.40

%

iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF

(1)

XEF.U

0.11076

27.380325

0.40

%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF

XEG

0.92854

17.426773

5.33

%

iShares MSCI Europe IMI Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XEH

-

32.230741

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF

XEI

0.12506

27.310642

0.46

%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF

XEM

-

34.205950

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF

XEMC

0.03185

48.800317

0.07

%

iShares Jantzi Social Index ETF

XEN

-

35.560097

0.00

%

iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio

XEQT

0.09491

32.722304

0.29

%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI Canada Index ETF

XESG

0.31554

29.227885

1.08

%

iShares S&P/TSX Energy Transition Materials Index ETF

XETM

1.08695

43.340515

2.51

%

iShares MSCI Europe IMI Index ETF

XEU

-

30.398585

0.00

%

iShares Exponential Technologies Index ETF

XEXP

3.95169

49.266843

8.02

%

iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XFH

-

31.890922

0.00

%

iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF

XFLB

-

48.891931

0.00

%

iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF

XFLI

-

40.784879

0.00

%

iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF

(1)

XFLI.U

-

29.256904

0.00

%

iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XFLX

-

39.360601

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF

XFN

-

56.915151

0.00

%

iShares Floating Rate Index ETF

XFR

-

20.044114

0.00

%

iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF

XGB

-

19.399670

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF

XGD

-

23.886371

0.00

%

iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XGGB

-

18.379361

0.00

%

iShares S&P Global Industrials Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XGI

-

54.510398

0.00

%

iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio

XGRO

0.21512

29.626863

0.73

%

iShares Cybersecurity and Tech Index ETF

XHAK

0.70534

49.768481

1.42

%

iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF

XHB

-

19.628743

0.00

%

iShares Global Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XHC

0.21823

72.106818

0.30

%

iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XHD

1.95172

34.673773

5.63

%

iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF

XHU

1.51844

33.416564

4.54

%

iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XHY

-

16.641384

0.00

%

iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF

XIC

-

38.536169

0.00

%

iShares India Index ETF

XID

0.00139

56.520407

0.00

%

iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XIG

-

19.983793

0.00

%

iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XIGS

-

37.404743

0.00

%

iShares MSCI EAFE® Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XIN

-

36.117136

0.00

%

iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio

XINC

-

20.289882

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index ETF

XIT

0.01341

58.057810

0.02

%

iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF

XIU

-

36.655261

0.00

%

iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF

XLB

-

19.479935

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index ETF

XMA

-

22.939692

0.00

%

iShares S&P U.S. Mid-Cap Index ETF

XMC

0.01984

33.157344

0.06

%

iShares S&P U.S. Mid-Cap Index ETF

(1)

XMC.U

0.01423

23.988660

0.06

%

iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF

XMD

-

37.550964

0.00

%

iShares S&P U.S. Mid-Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XMH

-

27.839392

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index ETF

XMI

-

39.217800

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XML

-

27.707183

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets Index ETF

XMM

-

30.101970

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XMS

-

37.225090

0.00

%

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index ETF

XMTM

-

34.525149

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF

XMU

-

84.164847

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF

(1)

XMU.U

-

60.625667

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF

XMV

0.51378

45.729968

1.12

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol Global Index ETF

XMW

-

54.977269

0.00

%

iShares MSCI Min Vol Global Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XMY

0.15889

31.352813

0.51

%

iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XPF

-

15.272849

0.00

%

iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF

XQB

-

18.996596

0.00

%

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF

XQLT

-

40.203977

0.00

%

iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XQQ

1.13481

50.023260

2.27

%

iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF

XQQU

0.71252

66.018396

1.08

%

iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF

(1)

XQQU.U

0.51115

47.359127

1.08

%

iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF

XRB

-

23.038705

0.00

%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF

XRE

-

16.155089

0.00

%

iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

XSAB

-

18.149813

0.00

%

iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF

XSB

-

26.698111

0.00

%

iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF

XSC

-

17.901089

0.00

%

iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF

XSE

-

18.028890

0.00

%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE Index ETF

XSEA

-

26.212421

0.00

%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF

XSEM

-

21.375224

0.00

%

iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

XSH

-

18.896569

0.00

%

iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

XSHG

-

39.009361

0.00

%

iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

XSHU

-

42.818515

0.00

%

iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

(1)

XSHU.U

-

30.615571

0.00

%

iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF

XSI

-

17.094892

0.00

%

iShares S&P U.S. Small-Cap Index ETF

XSMC

-

31.948456

0.00

%

iShares S&P U.S. Small-Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XSMH

-

28.299572

0.00

%

iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XSP

0.80075

59.508369

1.35

%

iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XSPC

0.78965

41.485088

1.90

%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF

XST

1.05480

51.602671

2.04

%

iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF

XSTB

-

19.633062

0.00

%

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XSTH

-

37.345761

0.00

%

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF

XSTP

-

42.469938

0.00

%

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF

(1)

XSTP.U

-

30.323359

0.00

%

iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XSU

-

42.278032

0.00

%

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Index ETF

XSUS

0.46056

42.093232

1.09

%

iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XTLH

0.04621

34.582392

0.13

%

iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF

XTLT

0.25188

36.606822

0.69

%

iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF

(1)

XTLT.U

0.18070

26.317201

0.69

%

iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF

XTR

-

11.259883

0.00

%

iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XUH

0.49112

46.932846

1.05

%

iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF

XUS

0.10129

49.416478

0.20

%

iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF

(1)

XUS.U

0.07266

35.961250

0.20

%

iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF

XUSC

-

42.544949

0.00

%

iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF

(1)

XUSC.U

-

30.520608

0.00

%

iShares S&P U.S. Financials Index ETF

XUSF

3.87864

69.447235

5.59

%

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF

XUSR

2.26214

88.005217

2.57

%

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF

XUT

-

28.055697

0.00

%

iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF

XUU

0.11489

58.635876

0.20

%

iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF

(1)

XUU.U

0.08242

42.380558

0.19

%

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor Index ETF

XVLU

-

28.122074

0.00

%

iShares MSCI World Index ETF

XWD

-

92.304964

0.00

%

(1) Distribution per unit amounts are in U.S. dollars for XAGG.U, XAW.U, XCBU.U, XDG.U, XDU.U, XEC.U, XEF.U, XFLI.U, XMC.U, XMU.U, XQQU.U, XSHU.U, XSTP.U, XTLT.U, XUS.U, XUSC.U, and XUU.U.

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This notice contains forward-looking statements with respect to the annual reinvested capital gains distributions for the iShares ETFs. By their nature, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual distributions to differ materially from the estimated distributions set forth in this notice. Factors that could cause the actual distributions to differ from the estimated distributions between now and December 15, 2024 (the iShares ETFs’ tax year end) or December 31, 2024 in the case of CMR, include, but are not limited to: the actual amounts of distributions received by the iShares ETFs; the actual amounts of capital gains generated from sales of securities; trading activity within the iShares ETFs, including buying and selling of securities; index changes which cause rebalancing within the iShares ETFs; and subscription and redemption activity.

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