TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the January 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 January 26, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on January 31, 2024.
Details regarding the “per unit” distribution amounts are as follows:
Fund NameFund TickerCash Distribution Per Unit ($)iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETFCBH0.04700iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETFCBO0.04400iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETFCDZ0.11300iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETFCEW0.05900iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETFCLF0.03200iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETFCLG0.03600iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETFCPD0.05500iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)CUD0.08400iShares Convertible Bond Index ETFCVD0.07500iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)CYH0.07900iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETFFIE0.04000iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETFXAGG0.09900iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1)XAGG.U0.07400iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XAGH0.08400iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETFXBB0.07400iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETFXCB0.06500iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETFXCBG0.10500iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETFXCBU0.11800iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)XCBU.U0.08800iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETFXDG0.06100iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)XDG.U0.04500iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XDGH0.07100iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETFXDIV0.13000iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETFXDU0.05700iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)XDU.U0.04200iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XDUH0.06200iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETFXDV0.12000iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XEB0.05100iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETFXEI0.12000iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETFXFLB0.10900iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETFXFN0.18600iShares Floating Rate Index ETFXFR0.08600iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETFXGB0.04600iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XGGB0.03500iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETFXHB0.07000iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XHD0.09200iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETFXHU0.08200iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XHY0.07800iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XIG0.07300iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XIGS0.10000iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETFXLB0.06200iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XPF0.06900iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETFXQB0.04900iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETFXRE0.06800iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETFXSAB0.04400iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETFXSB0.06300iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETFXSC0.06200iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETFXSE0.04400iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETFXSH0.05400iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETFXSHG0.10000iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETFXSHU0.11600iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)XSHU.U0.08600iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETFXSI0.06100iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETFXSTB0.03900iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XSTH0.00000iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETFXSTP0.00000iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF(1)XSTP.U0.00000iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)XTLH0.09000iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETFXTLT0.09000iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF(1)XTLT.U0.04700iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETFXTR0.04000iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETFXUT0.08300
(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 January Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF
The January cash distributions per unit for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF are estimated to be as follows:
Fund NameFund TickerEstimated Cash Distribution Per Unit ($) iShares Premium Money Market ETFCMR0.19300
BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about January 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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