BlackRock Canada Announces May Cash Distributions for the iShares ETFs and a Reinvested Distribution for iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF

TORONTO, May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the May 2024 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis, as well as iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU) and iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF (XRB). Unitholders of record of a fund, with exception of XRB, on May 23, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on May 31, 2024. Unitholders of record of XRB on June 3, 2024 will receive cash distributions on June 6, 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	0.046
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	CBO	0.046
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	0.108
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	0.060
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLF	0.032
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLG	0.036
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	CPD	0.050
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	0.085
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	0.076
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CYH	0.077
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	FIE	0.040
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XAGG	0.090
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1)	XAGG.U	0.065
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	0.089
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	0.076
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	0.067
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	0.111
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	0.112
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XCBU.U	0.081
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	0.059
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDG.U	0.043
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDGH	0.062
iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDIV	0.100
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	0.057
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDU.U	0.041
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	0.055
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	0.113
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	0.049
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	0.114
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	0.111
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	0.154
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	0.087
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	0.048
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	0.037
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	0.072
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	0.091
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	0.082
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	0.082
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	0.065
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	0.105
iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	XIU	0.259
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	0.062
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	0.065
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	0.051
iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF	XRB	0.281
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	0.062
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	0.046
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	0.067
iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSC	0.062
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSE	0.055
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSH	0.057
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	0.110
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU	0.112
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XSHU.U	0.081
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	0.065
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	0.043
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XSTH	0.225
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP	0.219
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF(1)	XSTP.U	0.160
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	0.108
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	0.103
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF(1)	XTLT.U	0.075
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	0.040
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	0.079

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

Estimated May Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF

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

Fund Name	Fund Ticker	Estimated Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)
iShares Premium Money Market ETF	CMR	0.189

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about May 22, 2024, which will provide the final amounts for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF.

May Reinvested Distributions for the iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF

Fund Name	Fund Ticker	Reinvested Distribution Per Unit ($)
iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF	XRB	0.19984

The distributions are for the reinvested distributions, which are typically reinvested in additional units of the respective funds, and do not include ongoing semi-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.

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

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