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BlackRock® Canada Announces February Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs
Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 15 Feb 2023 07:55:00 America/New_York
TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the February 2023 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or NEO which pay on a monthly basis as well as XIU. Unitholders of record of a fund on February 23, 2023 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on February 28, 2023.
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 0.045 iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF CBO 0.039 iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF CDZ 0.104 iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF CEW 0.054 iShares U.S. High Yield Fixed Income Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) CHB 0.076 iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF CLF 0.030 iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF CLG 0.035 iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF CPD 0.052 iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) CUD 0.084 iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF CVD 0.072 iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) CYH 0.079 iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF FIE 0.040 iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF XAGG 0.069 iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1) XAGG.U 0.051 iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XAGH 0.087 iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF XBB 0.069 iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF XCB 0.059 iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF XCBG 0.092 iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF XCBU 0.100 iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1) XCBU.U 0.075 iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF XDG 0.061 iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1) XDG.U 0.045 iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XDGH 0.072 iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF XDIV 0.086 iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF XDU 0.054 iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1) XDU.U 0.040 iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XDUH 0.053 iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF XDV 0.100 iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XEB 0.051 iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF XEI 0.100 iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF XFN 0.129 iShares Floating Rate Index ETF XFR 0.077 iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF XGB 0.043 iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XGGB 0.028 iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF XHB 0.066 iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XHD 0.085 iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF XHU 0.080 iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XHY 0.076 iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XIG 0.056 iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XIGS 0.078 iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF XIU 0.259 iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF XLB 0.063 iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XPF 0.064 iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF XQB 0.046 iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF XRE 0.057 iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF XSAB 0.041 iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF XSB 0.053 iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF XSC 0.054 iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF XSE 0.039 iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF XSH 0.047 iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF XSHG 0.086 iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF XSHU 0.060 iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1) XSHU.U 0.045 iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF XSI 0.054 iShares Short Term High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF XSQ 0.038 iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF XSTB 0.033 iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XSTH 0.000 iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF XSTP 0.000 iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF(1) XSTP.U 0.000 iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF XTR 0.040 iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF XUT 0.085 (1) Distribution per unit amounts are in U.S. dollars for XAGG.U, XCBU.U, XDG.U, XDU.U, XSHU.U, XSTP.U
Estimated February Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF
The February 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 0.169 BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about February 22, 2023, 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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