BlackRock® Canada Announces October Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs

GlobeNewswire Inc.

October 21, 2024 9:00AM GMT

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the October 2024 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record of a fund on October 28, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on October 31, 2024.

Details regarding the “per unit” distribution amounts are as follows:

Fund Name

Fund Ticker

Cash Distribution Per Unit

iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF

CBH

$0.049

iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF

CBO

$0.050

iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF

CDZ

$0.109

iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF

CEW

$0.059

iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF

CLF

$0.032

iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF

CLG

$0.037

iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF

CPD

$0.055

iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

CUD

$0.074

iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF

CVD

$0.074

iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

CYH

$0.076

iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF

FIE

$0.040

iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF

XAGG

$0.101

iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF

(1)

XAGG.U

$0.073

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

XAGH

$0.088

iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

XBB

$0.079

iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

XCB

$0.069

iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF

XCBG

$0.119

iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

XCBU

$0.114

iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

(1)

XCBU.U

$0.083

iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF

XDG

$0.082

iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF

(1)

XDG.U

$0.059

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

XDGH

$0.059

iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF

XDIV

$0.104

iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF

XDU

$0.058

iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF

(1)

XDU.U

$0.042

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

XDUH

$0.053

iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF

XDV

$0.112

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

XEB

$0.054

iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF

XEI

$0.109

iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF

XFLB

$0.110

iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF

XFLI

$0.185

iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF

(1)

XFLI.U

$0.134

iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XFLX

$0.185

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF

XFN

$0.142

iShares Floating Rate Index ETF

XFR

$0.074

iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF

XGB

$0.049

iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

XGGB

$0.038

iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF

XHB

$0.073

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

XHD

$0.083

iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF

XHU

$0.078

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

XHY

$0.083

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

XIG

$0.063

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

XIGS

$0.102

iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF

XLB

$0.062

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

XPF

$0.066

iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF

XQB

$0.053

iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF

XRE

$0.059

iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF

XSAB

$0.047

iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF

XSB

$0.073

iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF

XSC

$0.056

iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF

XSE

$0.054

iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF

XSH

$0.060

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

XSHG

$0.116

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

XSHU

$0.118

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

(1)

XSHU.U

$0.085

iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF

XSI

$0.061

iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF

XSTB

$0.047

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

XSTH

$0.048

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF

XSTP

$0.053

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF

(1)

XSTP.U

$0.038

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

XTLH

$0.109

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

XTLT

$0.110

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

(1)

XTLT.U

$0.080

iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF

XTR

$0.040

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF

XUT

$0.081

(1) Distribution per unit amounts are in U.S. dollars for XAGG.U, XCBU.U, XDG.U, XDU.U, XFLI.U, XSHU.U, XSTP.U, XTLT.U

Estimated October Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF

The October cash distributions per unit for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF are estimated to be as follows:

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Fund Name

Fund Ticker

Estimated Cash Distribution Per Unit

iShares Premium Money Market ETF

CMR

$0.195

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about October 25, 2024, which will provide the final amounts for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF.

Further information on the iShares Funds can be found at http://www.blackrock.com/ca.

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