TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), today announced the estimated 2023 annual reinvested capital gains distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada. Please note that these are estimated capital gains amounts only, as of October 31, 2023. As these are estimated amounts, the final capital gains distributions may change by the Funds' December 15, 2023 or December 31, 2023, in the case of iShares Premium Money Market ETF ("CMR"), tax year-ends.
These estimates are for the annual non-cash capital gains distributions, which are typically reinvested in additional units of the respective funds at the year-end, and do not include estimates of ongoing periodic (e.g., monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or 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.
We expect to announce the final annual reinvested distribution amounts, as well as the ongoing cash distribution amounts, as applicable, for 2023, on or about December 20, 2023. The record date for the 2023 annual distributions will be December 29, 2023, payable on January 4, 2024. The actual taxable amounts of reinvested and cash distributions for 2023, including the tax characteristics of the distributions, will be reported to brokers (through CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. or "CDS") in early 2024.
Details regarding the estimated distribution amounts are as follows:
Fund Name | Fund Ticker | Estimated annual reinvested capital gains per unit | Net asset value (NAV) per unit at Oct 31, 2023 | Estimated annual reinvested capital gains as % of NAV at Oct 31, 2023 |
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF | CBH | - | 16.611616 | 0.00% |
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF | CBO | - | 17.092845 | 0.00% |
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF | CDZ | 1.09817 | 27.418749 | 4.01% |
iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF | CEW | 0.47756 | 14.268638 | 3.35% |
iShares Gold Bullion ETF | CGL | - | 16.048974 | 0.00% |
iShares Gold Bullion ETF | CGL.C | - | 23.529808 | 0.00% |
iShares Global Real Estate Index ETF | CGR | - | 24.545491 | 0.00% |
iShares International Fundamental Index ETF | CIE | 0.39382 | 21.014875 | 1.87% |
iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF | CIF | 1.96128 | 34.539057 | 5.68% |
iShares Japan Fundamental Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CJP | 1.72068 | 22.134219 | 7.77% |
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF | CLF | - | 16.451117 | 0.00% |
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF | CLG | - | 16.178581 | 0.00% |
iShares US Fundamental Index ETF | CLU | 1.15635 | 42.106473 | 2.75% |
iShares US Fundamental Index ETF | CLU.C | 1.45585 | 53.012264 | 2.75% |
iShares Premium Money Market ETF | CMR | - | 50.041586 | 0.00% |
iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF | COW | 1.77363 | 59.034330 | 3.00% |
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF | CPD | - | 9.871446 | 0.00% |
iShares Canadian Fundamental Index ETF | CRQ | 0.82020 | 18.988003 | 4.32% |
iShares US Dividend Growers Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CUD | 1.03942 | 45.247377 | 2.30% |
iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF | CVD | - | 16.121570 | 0.00% |
iShares Emerging Markets Fundamental Index ETF | CWO | - | 32.336714 | 0.00% |
iShares Global Water Index ETF | CWW | 3.57255 | 45.645891 | 7.83% |
iShares Global Monthly Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | CYH | - | 17.957467 | 0.00% |
iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF | FIE | - | 6.023490 | 0.00% |
iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio | GBAL | - | 40.442388 | 0.00% |
iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio | GCNS | - | 37.472839 | 0.00% |
iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio | GEQT | - | 45.424916 | 0.00% |
iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio | GGRO | - | 42.934287 | 0.00% |
iShares Silver Bullion ETF | SVR | - | 11.412376 | 0.00% |
iShares Silver Bullion ETF | SVR.C | - | 12.327604 | 0.00% |
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF | XAD | - | 49.359373 | 0.00% |
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF | XAGG | 0.04023 | 35.211679 | 0.11% |
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF(1) | XAGG.U | 0.02892 | 25.216329 | 0.11% |
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XAGH | - | 31.515132 | 0.00% |
iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF | XAW | - | 33.354895 | 0.00% |
iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF(1) | XAW.U | - | 24.345308 | 0.00% |
iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio | XBAL | 0.04083 | 24.704785 | 0.17% |
iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF | XBB | - | 26.236832 | 0.00% |
iShares S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index ETF | XBM | 0.60047 | 16.720061 | 3.59% |
iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | XCB | - | 18.453329 | 0.00% |
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF | XCBG | - | 34.737355 | 0.00% |
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF | XCBU | - | 32.488766 | 0.00% |
iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF(1) | XCBU.U | - | 23.394899 | 0.00% |
iShares S&P Global Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | XCD | 0.61973 | 44.642447 | 1.39% |
iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF | XCG | 0.23545 | 41.490091 | 0.57% |
iShares China Index ETF | XCH | - | 16.892259 | 0.00% |
iShares Semiconductor Index ETF | XCHP | - | 35.532722 | 0.00% |
iShares Global Clean Energy Index ETF | XCLN | 2.11262 |