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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 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 April 25, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on April 30, 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	0.046
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	CBO	0.045
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	0.108
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	0.060
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 S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	CPD	0.050
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	0.085
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	0.076
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	0.090
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1)	XAGG.U	0.065
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	0.089
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	0.076
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	0.066
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	0.110
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	0.112
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XCBU.U	0.081
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	0.059
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	0.100
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	0.057
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDU.U	0.041
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	0.055
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	0.113
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	0.049
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	0.114
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	0.110
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	0.154
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	0.086
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	0.047
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	0.037
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	0.071
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	0.091
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	0.082
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	0.081
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	0.065
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	0.105
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	0.062
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	0.065
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	0.050
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	0.062
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	0.045
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	0.066
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	0.057
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	0.109
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU	0.112
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XSHU.U	0.081
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	0.065
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	0.041
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XSTH	0.028
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP	0.031
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF(1)	XSTP.U	0.023
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	0.108
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	0.103
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF(1)	XTLT.U	0.075
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	0.040
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	0.079

(1) Distribution per unit amounts are in U.S. dollars for XAGG.U, XCBU.U, XDG.U, XDU.U, XSHU.U, XSTP.U, XTLT.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	0.224

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about April 24, 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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Contact for Media:                Reem Jazar                                                                Email: reem.jazar@blackrock.com