TORONTO, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), today announced the March 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 March 25, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on March 28, 2024.

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	0.045
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	0.113
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	0.059
iShares Global Real Estate Index ETF	CGR	0.172
iShares International Fundamental Index ETF	CIE	0.078
iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF	CIF	0.290
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLF	0.032
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLG	0.036
iShares US Fundamental Index ETF	CLU	0.162
iShares US Fundamental Index ETF	CLU.C	0.198
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	CPD	0.055
iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF	CRQ	0.164
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	0.084
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	0.076
iShares Global Water Index ETF	CWW	0.118
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CYH	0.079
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	FIE	0.040
iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	GBAL	0.193
iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	GCNS	0.215
iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	GEQT	0.150
iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	GGRO	0.171
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XAGG	0.099
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XAGG.U	0.074
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	0.084
iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	XBAL	0.132
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	0.075
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	0.066
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	0.108
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	0.118
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XCBU.U	0.088
iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF	XCG	0.110
iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	XCNS	0.132
iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF	XCS	0.097
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF	XCSR	0.396
iShares Canadian Value Index ETF	XCV	0.368
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	0.071
iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDIV	0.130
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	0.057
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XDU.U	0.042
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	0.062
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	0.120
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	0.051
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF	XEG	0.093
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	0.120
iShares Jantzi Social Index ETF	XEN	0.203
iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	XEQT	0.092
iShares ESG Aware MSCI Canada Index ETF	XESG	0.181
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	0.110
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	0.186
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	0.088
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	0.047
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	0.037
iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	XGRO	0.103
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	0.072
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	0.092
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	0.082
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	0.080
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	XIC	0.255
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	0.073
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	0.100
iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	XINC	0.133
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	0.062
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index ETF	XMA	0.048
iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF	XMD	0.167
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XMS	0.110
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index ETF	XMTM	0.047
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF	XMU	0.246
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XMU.U	0.182
iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF	XMV	0.284
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	0.069
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	0.050
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF	XQLT	0.055
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	0.068
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	0.044
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	0.064
iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSC	0.062
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSE	0.054
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSH	0.056
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	0.103
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU	0.116
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XSHU.U	0.086
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	0.065
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF	XST	0.248
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	0.040
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 ESG Aware MSCI USA Index ETF	XSUS	0.076
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	0.090
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	0.090
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XTLT.U	0.047
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	0.040
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XUH	0.111
iShares S&P U.S. Financials Index ETF	XUSF	0.152
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF	XUSR	0.147
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	0.083
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF	XUU	0.131
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XUU.U	0.097
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor Index ETF	XVLU	0.161

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

Estimated March Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF

The March 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	0.188

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about March 22, 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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BlackRock® Canada Announces March Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs