TORONTO, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), today announced the July 2025 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record of the applicable iShares ETF on July 28, 2025 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that iShares ETF on July 31, 2025.

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	$0.051
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	CBO	$0.051
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	$0.117
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	$0.063
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLF	$0.033
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLG	$0.037
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	CPD	$0.055
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	$0.087
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	$0.071
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	$0.111
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XAGG.U	$0.068
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	$0.096
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	$0.080
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	$0.069
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	$0.121
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	$0.134
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XCBU.U	$0.112
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	$0.073
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XDG.U	$0.047
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDGH	$0.063
iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDIV	$0.117
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	$0.064
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XDU.U	$0.047
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	$0.058
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	$0.126
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	$0.064
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	$0.112
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	$0.113
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF	XFLI	$0.189
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF⁽¹⁾	XFLI.U	$0.138
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XFLX	$0.185
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	$0.167
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	$0.050
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	$0.050
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	$0.041
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	$0.075
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	$0.072
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	$0.081
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	$0.084
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	$0.071
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	$0.122
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	$0.062
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	$0.067
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	$0.054
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	$0.062
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	$0.049
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	$0.070
iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSC	$0.054
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSE	$0.046
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSH	$0.061
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	$0.119
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU	$0.149
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XSHU.U	$0.110
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	$0.056
iShares Core Canadian Short-Mid Term Universe Bond Index ETF	XSMB	$0.101
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	$0.048
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XSTH	$0.142
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP	$0.162
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XSTP.U	$0.118
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	$0.111
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	$0.127
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XTLT.U	$0.093
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	$0.040
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	$0.100

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

Estimated July Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF

The July 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	$0.121

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about July 25, 2025, 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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BlackRock® Canada Announces July Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs