Ms. Tara Wood reports
BLACKROCK ANNOUNCES MARCH MONTHLY CASH DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE ISHARES FUNDS
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock Inc., has declared the March, 2013, cash distributions for iShares funds listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which pay on a monthly and quarterly basis. Unitholders of record on March 25, 2013, will receive cash distributions payable on March 28, 2013.
Details of the per-unit distribution amounts are as tabulated.
Cash
distribution
Fund name Fund ticker per unit ($)
iShares Advantaged Canadian Bond Index Fund CAB 0.04600
CAB.A 0.03600
iShares Balanced Income CorePortfolio Fund CBD 0.04800
CBD.A 0.02870
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund CBH 0.07550
CBH.A 0.06600
iShares Balanced Growth CorePortfolio Fund CBN 0.02330
CBN.A 0.00800
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund CBO 0.07400
CBO.A 0.06430
iShares BRIC Index Fund CBQ 0.00000
CBQ.A 0.00000
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend
Aristocrats Index Fund CDZ 0.06400
CDZ.A 0.04750
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco Fund CEW 0.02300
CEW.A 0.03250
iShares Global Real Estate Index Fund CGR 0.09600
CGR.A 0.05200
iShares Advantaged U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund CHB 0.10900
CHB.A 0.09900
iShares China All-Cap Index Fund CHI 0.00000
CHI.A 0.00000
iShares International Fundamental Index Fund CIE 0.07200
CIE.A 0.04300
iShares Global Infrastructure Index Fund CIF 0.09000
CIF.A 0.04800
iShares Japan Fundamental Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) CJP 0.00000
CJP.A 0.00000
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index Fund CLF 0.06250
CLF.A 0.05310
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index Fund CLG 0.06200
CLG.A 0.05250
iShares Oil Sands Index Fund CLO 0.00000
CLO.A 0.00000
iShares US Fundamental Index Fund CLU 0.05700
CLU.A 0.01300
iShares US Fundamental Index Fund CLU.B 0.01000
CLU.C 0.04800
iShares S&P/TSX Global Mining Index Fund CMW 0.05300
CMW.A 0.02000
iShares Global Agriculture Index Fund COW 0.00000
COW.A 0.00000
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index Fund CPD 0.06100
CPD.A 0.05300
iShares Canadian Fundamental Index Fund CRQ 0.07900
CRQ.A 0.05300
iShares Advantaged Short Duration High Income Fund CSD 0.08300
CSD.A 0.07500
iShares Advantaged Short Duration High Income Fund CSD.U (1) 0.08300
CSD.V (1) 0.07500
iShares S&P US Dividend Growers Index Fund
(CAD-Hedged) CUD 0.04000
CUD.A 0.02200
iShares Advantaged Convertible Bond Index Fund CVD 0.08100
CVD.A 0.07200
iShares Broad Emerging Markets Fund CWO 0.10000
CWO.A 0.03800
iShares S&P Global Water Index Fund CWW 0.06100
CWW.A 0.02100
iShares Global Monthly Advantaged Dividend Index Fund CYH 0.04650
CYH.A 0.03550
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income Fund FIE 0.04000
FIE.A 0.04000
iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund XBB 0.07732
iShares S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index Fund XBM 0.01551
iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund XCB 0.06033
iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund XCG 0.11839
iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index Fund XCS 0.09776
iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index Fund XCV 0.21376
iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index Fund XDV 0.07751
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Index Fund (CAD) XEB 0.06112
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Fund XEG 0.13307
iShares S&P/TSX Equity Income Index Fund XEI 0.08152
iShares Jantzi Social Index Fund XEN 0.13382
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index Fund XFN 0.06798
iShares DEX Floating Rate Note Index Fund XFR 0.02033
iShares DEX All Government Bond Index Fund XGB 0.05000
iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Fund XGD 0.05719
iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund XHB 0.08024
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index Fund (CAD-
Hedged) XHD 0.05141
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD-
Hedged) XHY 0.10665
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index Fund XIC 0.14671
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index Fund (CAD-
Hedged) XIG 0.06561
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology
Index Fund XIT 0.00000
iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index Fund XIU 0.16469
iShares DEX Long Term Bond Index Fund XLB 0.06737
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index Fund XMA 0.06078
iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index Fund XMD 0.14712
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund XMU 0.07204
iShares MSCI Canada Minimum Volatility Index Fund XMV 0.15418
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock
Index Fund XPF 0.08203
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index Fund XRE 0.06726
iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund XSB 0.06243
iShares DEX Short Term Corporate Universe + Maple
Bond Index Fund XSH 0.05175
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index Fund XST 0.05201
iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund XTR 0.06000
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index Fund XUT 0.07196
iShares S&P/TSX Venture Index Fund XVX 0.00000
(1) The cash distribution per unit for CSD.U and CSD.V are in U.S. dollars.The March cash distributions per unit for the iShares Premium Money Market Fund are estimated to be as tabulated.
Estimated cash
distribution
Fund name Fund ticker per unit ($)
iShares Premium Money Market Fund CMR 0.03140
CMR.A 0.01762
BlackRock Asset Management Canada will issue a press release on March 22, 2013, which will provide the final amounts.