TORONTO, July 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) (NYSE:BLK) today announced upcoming unit splits of the iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (“XQQ”), iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (“XUS”) and iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF (“XST”) (collectively, the “iShares ETFs”), each of which are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”).
Each unit split will be payable on August 8, 2024 (the “Payment Date”), to Unitholders of record of the applicable iShares ETF on August 7, 2024 (the “Record Date”). The units of each iShares ETF will trade on a “due bill” basis, as described below, at the opening of the TSX on August 7, 2024 to August 8, 2024, inclusive (the “due bill period”). Each iShares ETF will begin…
