TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the October 2026 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 October 27, 2026 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that iShares ETF on October 30, 2026.
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| Fund Name | Fund Ticker | Cash Distribution Per Unit |
| iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF | CBH | $0.052 |
| iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF | CBO | $0.056 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF | CDZ | $0.105 |
| iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF | CEW | $0.067 |
| iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF | CLF | $0.036 |
| iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF | CLG | $0.040 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF | CPD | $0.057 |
| iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CUD | $0.092 |
| iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF | CVD | $0.075 |
| iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CYH | $0.078 |
| iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF | FIE | $0.040 |
| iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF | XAGG | $0.119 |
| iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1) | XAGG.U | $0.083 |
| iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XAGH | $0.107 |
| iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF | XBB | $0.082 |
| iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | XCB | $0.071 |
| iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | XCBG | $0.127 |
| iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF | XCBU | $0.147 |
| iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1) | XCBU.U | $0.103 |
| iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF | XDG | $0.077 |
| iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1) | XDG.U | $0.054 |
| iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XDGH | $0.088 |
| iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF | XDIV | $0.119 |
| iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF | XDU | $0.064 |
| iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1) | XDU.U | $0.045 |
| iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XDUH | $0.052 |
| iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF | XDV | $0.111 |
| iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XEB | $0.062 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF | XEI | $0.110 |
| iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF | XFLB | $0.117 |
| iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF | XFLI | $0.200 |
| iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF(1) | XFLI.U | $0.140 |
| iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XFLX | $0.184 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF | XFN | $0.152 |
| iShares Floating Rate Index ETF | XFR | $0.044 |
| iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF | XGB | $0.051 |
| iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XGGB | $0.044 |
| iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF | XHB | $0.077 |
| iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XHD | $0.086 |
| iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF | XHU | $0.096 |
| iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XHY | $0.083 |
| iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XIG | $0.070 |
| iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XIGS | $0.131 |
| iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF | XLB | $0.062 |
| iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XPF | $0.066 |
| iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF | XQB | $0.055 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF | XRE | $0.058 |
| iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF | XSAB | $0.051 |
| iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF | XSB | $0.069 |
| iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF | XSC | $0.054 |
| iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF | XSE | $0.053 |
| iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF | XSH | $0.063 |
| iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | XSHG | $0.124 |
| iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF | XSHU | $0.166 |
| iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1) | XSHU.U | $0.116 |
| iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF | XSI | $0.058 |
| iShares Core Canadian 1-10 Year Bond Index ETF | XSMB | $0.105 |
| iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF | XSTB | $0.047 |
| 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 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XTLH | $0.114 |
| iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF | XTLT | $0.117 |
| iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF(1) | XTLT.U | $0.082 |
| iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF | XTR | $0.040 |
| iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF | XUT | $0.107 |
(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, and XTLT.U.
Estimated October Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF
The October 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 | $0.107 |
BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about October 26, 2026, which will provide the final amounts for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF.
Further information on the iShares ETFs can be found at http://www.blackrock.com/ca.
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