TORONTO, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), today announced the April 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 April 27, 2026 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that iShares ETF on April 30, 2026.

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	$0.054
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	$0.115
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	$0.066
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	$0.061
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	$0.089
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	$0.075
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CYH	$0.072
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	FIE	$0.040
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XAGG	$0.122
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XAGG.U	$0.089
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	$0.105
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	$0.080
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	$0.070
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	$0.126
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	$0.127
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XCBU.U	$0.092
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	$0.076
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XDG.U	$0.055
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	$0.067
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XDU.U	$0.049
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	$0.058
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	$0.191
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	$0.058
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	$0.117
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	$0.116
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF	XFLI	$0.177
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF⁽¹⁾	XFLI.U	$0.129
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XFLX	$0.167
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	$0.167
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	$0.045
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	$0.050
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	$0.042
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	$0.076
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	$0.080
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	$0.077
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	$0.128
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	$0.062
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	$0.068
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	$0.054
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	$0.057
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	$0.050
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	$0.069
iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSC	$0.053
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSE	$0.056
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	$0.160
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XSHU.U	$0.116
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	$0.057
iShares Core Canadian Short-Mid Term Universe Bond Index ETF	XSMB	$0.102
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	$0.047
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XSTH	$0.076
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP	$0.088
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XSTP.U	$0.064
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	$0.118
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	$0.187
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XTLT.U	$0.136
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	$0.040
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	$0.087

⁽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 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	$0.101

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about April 24, 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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iShares^® ETFs are managed by BlackRock Canada.

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BlackRock® Canada Announces April Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs