TORONTO, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), today announced the March 2026 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly or quarterly basis. Unitholders of record of the applicable iShares ETF on March 26, 2026 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that iShares ETF on March 31, 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	$0.050
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	CBO	$0.053
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	$0.117
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	$0.062
iShares Global Real Estate Index ETF	CGR	$0.155
iShares International Fundamental Index ETF	CIE	$0.064
iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF	CIF	$0.325
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 US Fundamental Index ETF	CLU	$0.172
iShares US Fundamental Index ETF	CLU.C	$0.211
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	CPD	$0.062
iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF	CRQ	$0.184
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	$0.090
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	$0.075
iShares Global Water Index ETF	CWW	$0.209
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CYH	$0.072
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	FIE	$0.040
iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	GBAL	$0.239
iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	GCNS	$0.251
iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	GEQT	$0.178
iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	GGRO	$0.217
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XAGG	$0.120
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XAGG.U	$0.087
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	$0.101
iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	XBAL	$0.155
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	$0.125
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	$0.121
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XCBU.U	$0.087
iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF	XCG	$0.107
iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	XCNS	$0.155
iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF	XCS	$0.091
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI Canada Index ETF	XCSR	$0.469
iShares Canadian Value Index ETF	XCV	$0.376
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	$0.074
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XDG.U	$0.053
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDGH	$0.072
iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDIV	$0.119
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	$0.066
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XDU.U	$0.048
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	$0.059
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	$0.111
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	$0.055
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF	XEG	$0.167
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	$0.112
iShares Jantzi Social Index ETF	XEN	$0.225
iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	XEQT	$0.091
iShares ESG Aware MSCI Canada Index ETF	XESG	$0.200
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	$0.115
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF	XFLI	$0.174
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF⁽¹⁾	XFLI.U	$0.127
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XFLX	$0.168
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	$0.147
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	$0.040
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	$0.050
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	$0.042
iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	XGRO	$0.117
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	$0.076
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	$0.084
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	$0.078
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	$0.083
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	XIC	$0.272
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	$0.068
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	$0.142
iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	XINC	$0.159
iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	XLB	$0.062
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index ETF	XMA	$0.037
iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF	XMD	$0.149
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XMS	$0.145
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index ETF	XMTM	$0.035
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF	XMU	$0.297
iShares MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XMU.U	$0.217
iShares MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF	XMV	$0.329
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XPF	$0.073
iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	XQB	$0.054
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF	XQLT	$0.061
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	$0.060
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	$0.049
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	$0.053
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	$0.146
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XSHU.U	$0.105
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	$0.057
iShares Core Canadian Short-Mid Term Universe Bond Index ETF	XSMB	$0.102
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF	XST	$0.144
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 ESG Aware MSCI USA Index ETF	XSUS	$0.085
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	$0.121
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	$0.123
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XTLT.U	$0.089
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTOH	$0.080
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Index ETF	XTOT	$0.070
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XTOT.U	$0.051
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	$0.040
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XUH	$0.103
iShares S&P U.S. Financials Index ETF	XUSF	$0.237
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF	XUSR	$0.189
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	$0.092
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF	XUU	$0.127
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF⁽¹⁾	XUU.U	$0.093
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor Index ETF	XVLU	$0.123

⁽¹⁾ Distribution per unit amounts are in U.S. dollars for XAGG.U, XCBU.U, XDG.U, XDU.U, XFLI.U, XMU.U, XSHU.U, XSTP.U, XTLT.U, XTOT.U, and 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	$0.095

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about March 25, 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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BlackRock® Canada Announces March Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs