Blackrock® Canada Announces September Cash Distributions For The Ishares® Etfs

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the September 2023 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or NEO which pay on a monthly or quarterly basis. Unitholders of record of a fund on September 26, 2023 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on September 29, 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	0.047
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	CBO	0.043
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	0.098
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	0.055
iShares Global Real Estate Index ETF	CGR	0.186
iShares International Fundamental Index ETF	CIE	0.110
iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF	CIF	0.239
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 US Fundamental Index ETF	CLU	0.160
iShares US Fundamental Index ETF	CLU.C	0.186
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	CPD	0.053
iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF	CRQ	0.187
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	0.083
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	0.072
iShares Global Water Index ETF	CWW	0.216
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CYH	0.077
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	FIE	0.040
iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	GBAL	0.195
iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	GCNS	0.208
iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	GEQT	0.153
iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	GGRO	0.174
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XAGG	0.079
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1)	XAGG.U	0.060
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	0.082
iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	XBAL	0.129
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	0.072
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	0.062
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	0.101
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	0.117
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XCBU.U	0.089
iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF	XCG	0.162
iShares ESG MSCI Canada Leaders Index ETF	XCLR	0.275
iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	XCNS	0.120
iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF	XCS	0.106
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF	XCSR	0.420
iShares Canadian Value Index ETF	XCV	0.361
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	0.057
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	0.101
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	0.053
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDU.U	0.040
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	0.050
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	0.110
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	0.050
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF	XEG	0.233
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	0.105
iShares Jantzi Social Index ETF	XEN	0.236
iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	XEQT	0.090
iShares ESG Aware MSCI Canada Index ETF	XESG	0.199
iShares MSCI Multifactor USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XFA	0.099
iShares MSCI Multifactor Canada Index ETF	XFC	0.170
iShares MSCI Multifactor EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XFF	0.153
iShares MSCI Multifactor EAFE Index ETF	XFI	0.131
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	0.111
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	0.152
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	0.085
iShares MSCI Multifactor USA Index ETF	XFS	0.106
iShares MSCI Multifactor USA Index ETF(1)	XFS.U	0.078
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	0.045
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	0.034
iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	XGRO	0.104
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	0.069
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	0.078
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	0.068
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	0.077
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	XIC	0.272
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	0.060
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	0.072
iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	XINC	0.125
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	0.063
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index ETF	XMA	0.097
iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF	XMD	0.152
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XMS	0.113
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index ETF	XMTM	0.066
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF	XMU	0.238
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF(1)	XMU.U	0.176
iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF	XMV	0.306
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	0.065
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	0.047
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF	XQLT	0.060
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	0.062
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	0.043
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	0.059
iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSC	0.057
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSE	0.042
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSH	0.051
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	0.095
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU	0.067
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XSHU.U	0.051
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	0.058
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF	XST	0.261
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	0.037
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XSTH	0.117
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP	0.129
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF(1)	XSTP.U	0.095
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Index ETF	XSUS	0.093
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	0.086
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	0.096
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF(1)	XTLT.U	0.073
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	0.040
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XUH	0.122
iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders Index ETF	XULR	0.131
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF	XUSR	0.146
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	0.081
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF	XUU	0.144
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF(1)	XUU.U	0.106
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor Index ETF	XVLU	0.201

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

Estimated September Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF

The September 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	0.197

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about September 25, 2023, which will provide the final amounts for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF.

Further information on the iShares Funds can be found at .

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