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BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the April 2022 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or NEO which pay on a monthly. Unitholders of record of a fund on April 26, 2022 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on April 29, 2022.

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	0.044
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	CBO	0.037
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	0.090
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	0.043
iShares U.S. High Yield Fixed Income Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CHB	0.075
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLF	0.028
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLG	0.035
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	0.088
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	0.069
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CYH	0.073
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	FIE	0.040
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XAGG	0.042
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1)	XAGG.U	0.033
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	0.035
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	0.066
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	0.055
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	0.085
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	0.064
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XCBU.U	0.051
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	0.065
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDG.U	0.051
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDGH	0.048
iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDIV	0.084
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	0.046
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDU.U	0.036
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	0.046
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	0.093
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	0.083
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	0.131
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	0.014
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	0.041
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	0.025
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	0.062
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	0.076
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	0.051
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	0.073
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	0.046
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	0.038
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	0.063
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	0.062
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	0.040
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	0.054
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	0.040
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	0.046
iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSC	0.045
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSE	0.036
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSH	0.042
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	0.081
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU	0.043
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XSHU.U	0.034
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	0.050
iShares Short Term High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XSQ	0.031
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	0.030
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XSTH	0.208
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP	0.215
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF(1)	XSTP.U	0.170
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	0.040
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	0.083

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

Estimated April Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF

The April 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	0.021

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about April 25, 2022, 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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