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BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the November 2024 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis, as well as iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU) and iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF (XRB). Unitholders of record of a fund, with exception of XRB, on November 21, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on December 2, 2024. Unitholders of record of XRB on December 2, 2024 will receive cash distributions on December 5, 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	$0.049
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	CBO	$0.050
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF	CDZ	$0.109
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF	CEW	$0.059
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLF	$0.032
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLG	$0.037
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	CPD	$0.055
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CUD	$0.074
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	CVD	$0.075
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	CYH	$0.076
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	FIE	$0.040
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XAGG	$0.101
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1)	XAGG.U	$0.073
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XAGH	$0.088
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	XBB	$0.079
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCB	$0.069
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	$0.119
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBU	$0.114
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1)	XCBU.U	$0.083
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDG	$0.082
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDG.U	$0.059
iShares Core MSCI Global Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDGH	$0.059
iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDIV	$0.104
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	XDU	$0.058
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF(1)	XDU.U	$0.042
iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XDUH	$0.053
iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	XDV	$0.112
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XEB	$0.054
iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	XEI	$0.109
iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ETF	XFLB	$0.110
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF	XFLI	$0.193
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF	XFLI.U	$0.139
iShares Flexible Monthly Income ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XFLX	$0.193
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	XFN	$0.142
iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	XFR	$0.072
iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	$0.049
iShares Global Government Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XGGB	$0.039
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	XHB	$0.073
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHD	$0.083
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF	XHU	$0.078
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XHY	$0.082
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIG	$0.063
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XIGS	$0.102
iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	XIU	$0.315
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	$0.053
iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF	XRB	$0.279
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF	XRE	$0.059
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	$0.047
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSB	$0.073
iShares Conservative Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSC	$0.057
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSE	$0.054
iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSH	$0.060
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	$0.117
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU	$0.118
iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHU.U	$0.085
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF	XSI	$0.062
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	$0.047
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XSTH	$0.037
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP	$0.042
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	XSTP.U	$0.030
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	XTLH	$0.109
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT	$0.110
iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	XTLT.U	$0.080
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	XTR	$0.040
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF	XUT	$0.081

(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, XTLT.U

Estimated November Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF

The November 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	$0.139

BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about November 20, 2024, which will provide the final amounts for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF.

November Reinvested Distributions for the iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF

Fund Name	Fund Ticker	Reinvested Distribution Per Unit ($)
iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF	XRB	0.19173

The distributions are for the reinvested distributions, which are typically reinvested in additional units of the respective funds, and do not include ongoing semi-annual cash distribution amounts. The additional units will be immediately consolidated with the previously outstanding units such that the number of outstanding units following the distribution will equal the number of units outstanding prior to the distribution.

Further information on the iShares Funds can be found at http://www.blackrock.com/ca.

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