TORONTO, ONTARIO, Dec. 17, 2009 (Marketwire) -- (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:
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Fund Name Fund Ticker Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)
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iShares Alternatives Completion
Portfolio Builder Fund XAL 0.54300
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iShares CDN Bond Index Fund XBB 0.34667
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iShares CDN Corporate Bond Index
Fund XCB 0.25653
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iShares CDN Growth Index Fund XCG 0.05685
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iShares Conservative Core
Portfolio Builder Fund XCR 0.33322
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Small Cap
Index Fund XCS 0.09924
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iShares CDN Value Index Fund XCV 0.17967
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iShares CDN Dividend Index Fund XDV 0.17050
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iShares CDN Energy Sector Index
Fund XEG 0.10750
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iShares CDN MSCI Emerging Markets
Index Fund XEM 0.12936
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iShares CDN Jantzi Social Fund XEN 0.09618
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iShares CDN Financial Sector
Index Fund XFN 0.18980
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iShares CDN Government Bond Index
Fund XGB 0.22132
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iShares Global Completion
Portfolio Builder Fund XGC 0.40737
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Global Gold
Index Fund XGD 0.00000
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iShares Growth Core Portfolio
Builder Fund XGR 0.30705
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iShares CDN Composite Index Fund XIC 0.11232
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iShares CDN MSCI EAFE Index Fund XIN 0.28344
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iShares CDN Tech Sector Index
Fund XIT 0.00000
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iShares CDN LargeCap 60 Index
Fund XIU 0.10585
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iShares CDN Long Bond Index Fund XLB 0.24784
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iShares CDN Materials Sector
Index Fund XMA 0.00000
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iShares CDN Completion Index Fund XMD 0.14427
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iShares CDN Real Return Bond
Index Fund XRB 0.24656
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iShares CDN REIT Sector Index
Fund XRE 0.17020
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iShares CDN Short Bond Index Fund XSB 0.29893
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iShares CDN S&P 500 Index Fund XSP 0.10171
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iShares CDN Russell 2000 Index
Fund XSU 0.07240
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iShares CDN Income Trust Sector
Index Fund XTR 0.26173
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iShares CDN MSCI World Index Fund XWD 0.23145
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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.
