(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.


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