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BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (iShares): BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited Announces Quarterly Cash Distrib


Published on 2009-12-17 08:50:15 - Market Wire
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 17, 2009) - (TSX:XAL)(TSX:XBB)(TSX:XCB)(TSX:XCG)(TSX:XCR)(TSX:XCS)(TSX:XCV)(TSX:XDV)(TSX:XEG)(TSX:XEM)(TSX:XEN)(TSX:XFN)(TSX:XGB)(TSX:XGC)(TSX:XGD)(TSX:XGR)(TSX:XIC)(TSX:XIN)(TSX:XIT)(TSX:XIU)(TSX:XLB)(TSX:XMA)(TSX:XMD)(TSX:XRB)(TSX:XRE)(TSX:XSB)(TSX:XSP)(TSX:XSU)(TSX:XTR)(TSX:XWD)

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited announced today the fourth quarter 2009 cash distributions to holders of iShares Funds. Unitholders of record on December 30, 2009 will receive cash distributions payable on December 31, 2009. The ex-dividend date will be December 24, 2009. These cash distributions do not include the estimated annual reinvested distributions which are reported in a separate press release. Details of the fourth quarter per unit cash distributions are as follows:

Fund NameFund TickerCash Distribution Per Unit ($)
iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder FundXAL0.54300
iShares CDN Bond Index FundXBB0.34667
iShares CDN Corporate Bond Index FundXCB0.25653
iShares CDN Growth Index FundXCG0.05685
iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder FundXCR0.33322
iShares CDN S&P/TSX Small Cap Index FundXCS0.09924
iShares CDN Value Index FundXCV0.17967
iShares CDN Dividend Index FundXDV0.17050
iShares CDN Energy Sector Index FundXEG0.10750
iShares CDN MSCI Emerging Markets Index FundXEM0.12936
iShares CDN Jantzi Social FundXEN0.09618
iShares CDN Financial Sector Index FundXFN0.18980
iShares CDN Government Bond Index FundXGB0.22132
iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder FundXGC0.40737
iShares CDN S&P/TSX Global Gold Index FundXGD0.00000
iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder FundXGR0.30705
iShares CDN Composite Index FundXIC0.11232
iShares CDN MSCI EAFE Index FundXIN0.28344
iShares CDN Tech Sector Index FundXIT0.00000
iShares CDN LargeCap 60 Index FundXIU0.10585
iShares CDN Long Bond Index FundXLB0.24784
iShares CDN Materials Sector Index FundXMA0.00000
iShares CDN Completion Index FundXMD0.14427
iShares CDN Real Return Bond Index FundXRB0.24656
iShares CDN REIT Sector Index FundXRE0.17020
iShares CDN Short Bond Index FundXSB0.29893
iShares CDN S&P 500 Index FundXSP0.10171
iShares CDN Russell 2000 Index FundXSU0.07240
iShares CDN Income Trust Sector Index FundXTR0.26173
iShares CDN MSCI World Index FundXWD0.23145

Further information on iShares Funds can be found at [ www.iShares.ca ].

About BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited and its affiliates worldwide ("BlackRock") is one of the largest institutional investment managers in the world. BlackRock leads the world in managing index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs), with over 200 iShares Funds representing $488 billion in assets. As at September 30, 2009, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited managed over $69 billion in Canadian assets and in other assets for Canadian clients, including over $22 billion in the TSX-listed iShares Funds. BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited has offices in Toronto and Montreal.