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 NameFund TickerCash Distribution Per UnitiShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETFCBH$0.049iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETFCBO$0.050iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETFCDZ$0.109iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETFCEW$0.059iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETFCLF$0.032iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETFCLG$0.037iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETFCPD$0.055iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)CUD$0.074iShares Convertible Bond Index ETFCVD$0.074iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)CYH$0.076iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETFFIE$0.040iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETFXAGG$0.101iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1)XAGG.U$0.073iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XAGH$0.088iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETFXBB$0.079iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETFXCB$0.069iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETFXCBG$0.119iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETFXCBU$0.114iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)XCBU.U$0.083iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETFXDG$0.082iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)XDG.U$0.059iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XDGH$0.059iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETFXDIV$0.104iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETFXDU$0.058iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)XDU.U$0.042iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XDUH$0.053iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETFXDV$0.112iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XEB$0.054iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETFXEI$0.109iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETFXFLB$0.110iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETFXFLI$0.185iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF(1)XFLI.U$0.134iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged)XFLX$0.185iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETFXFN$0.142iShares Floating Rate Index ETFXFR$0.074iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETFXGB$0.049iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XGGB$0.038iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETFXHB$0.073iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XHD$0.083iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETFXHU$0.078iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XHY$0.083iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XIG$0.063iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XIGS$0.102iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETFXLB$0.062iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XPF$0.066iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETFXQB$0.053iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETFXRE$0.059iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETFXSAB$0.047iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETFXSB$0.073iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETFXSC$0.056iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETFXSE$0.054iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETFXSH$0.060iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETFXSHG$0.116iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETFXSHU$0.118iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)XSHU.U$0.085iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETFXSI$0.061iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETFXSTB$0.047iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XSTH$0.048iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETFXSTP$0.053iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF(1)XSTP.U$0.038iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XTLH$0.109iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETFXTLT$0.110iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF(1)XTLT.U$0.080iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETFXTR$0.040iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETFXUT$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:
Fund NameFund TickerEstimated Cash Distribution Per UnitiShares Premium Money Market ETFCMR$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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