TORONTO, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the April 2021 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or NEO which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record of a fund on April 27, 2021 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on April 30, 2021.
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 | 0.040 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF | CDZ | 0.085 |
| iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF | CEW | 0.041 |
| 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 | 0.039 |
| iShares Premium Money Market ETF | CMR | 0.000 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF | CPD | 0.048 |
| iShares Short Duration High Income ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CSD | 0.069 |
| iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CUD | 0.094 |
| iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF | CVD | 0.071 |
| iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CYH | 0.061 |
| Dynamic Active Tactical Bond ETF | DXB | 0.042 |
| Dynamic Active Canadian Dividend ETF | DXC | 0.040 |
| Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF | DXO | 0.057 |
| Dynamic Active Preferred Shares ETF | DXP | 0.072 |
| Dynamic Active Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF | DXV | 0.011 |
| iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF | FIE | 0.040 |
| iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF | XBB | 0.069 |
| iShares Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | XCB | 0.056 |
| iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF | XDG | 0.065 |
| iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1) | XDG.U | 0.052 |
| iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XDGH | 0.041 |
| iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF | XDIV | 0.082 |
| iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF | XDU | 0.049 |
| iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1) | XDU.U | 0.038 |
| iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XDUH | 0.057 |
| iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF | XDV | 0.096 |
| iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XEB | 0.055 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF | XEI | 0.076 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF | XFN | 0.111 |
| iShares Floating Rate Index ETF | XFR | 0.005 |
| iShares Canadian Government Bond Index ETF | XGB | 0.043 |
| iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XGGB | 0.027 |
| iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF | XHB | 0.062 |
| iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XHD | 0.083 |
| iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF | XHU | 0.070 |
| iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XHY | 0.073 |
| iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XIG | 0.048 |
| iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF | XLB | 0.065 |
| iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XPF | 0.065 |
| iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF | XQB | 0.042 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF | XRE | 0.037 |
| iShares ESG Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF | XSAB | 0.040 |
| iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF | XSB | 0.047 |
| iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF | XSC | 0.043 |
| iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF | XSE | 0.046 |
| iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF | XSH | 0.043 |
| iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF | XSI | 0.045 |
| iShares Short Term High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF | XSQ | 0.031 |
| iShares ESG Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF | XSTB | 0.030 |
| iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF | XTR | 0.040 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF | XUT | 0.078 |
| (1) Distribution per unit amounts are in U.S. dollars for XDG.U, XDU.U |
Further information on the iShares Funds can be found at http://www.blackrock.com/ca.
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