TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. $(BLK)$, today announced the February 2026 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis as well as XIU. Unitholders of record of the applicable iShares ETF on February 24, 2026 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that iShares ETF on February 27, 2026.
Details regarding the "per unit" distribution amounts are as follows:
Cash Distribution Per Unit
Fund Name Fund Ticker ($)
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iShares 1-10 Year Laddered
Corporate Bond Index ETF CBH $0.050
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iShares 1-5 Year Laddered
Corporate Bond Index ETF CBO $0.053
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iShares S&P/TSX Canadian
Dividend Aristocrats Index
ETF CDZ $0.117
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iShares Equal Weight Banc &
Lifeco ETF CEW $0.062
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iShares 1-5 Year Laddered
Government Bond Index ETF CLF $0.033
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iShares 1-10 Year Laddered
Government Bond Index ETF CLG $0.037
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iShares S&P/TSX Canadian
Preferred Share Index ETF CPD $0.062
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iShares US Dividend Growers
Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) CUD $0.090
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iShares Convertible Bond
Index ETF CVD $0.075
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iShares Global Monthly
Dividend Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) CYH $0.072
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iShares Canadian Financial
Monthly Income ETF FIE $0.040
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iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index ETF XAGG $0.120
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iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index ETF((1) XAGG.U $0.087
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iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XAGH $0.101
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iShares Core Canadian
Universe Bond Index ETF XBB $0.080
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iShares Core Canadian
Corporate Bond Index ETF XCB $0.070
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iShares ESG Advanced
Canadian Corporate Bond
Index ETF XCBG $0.125
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iShares U.S. IG Corporate
Bond Index ETF XCBU $0.121
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iShares U.S. IG Corporate
Bond Index ETF((1) XCBU.U $0.087
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iShares Core MSCI Global
Quality Dividend Index
ETF XDG $0.074
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iShares Core MSCI Global
Quality Dividend Index
ETF((1) XDG.U $0.053
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iShares Core MSCI Global
Quality Dividend Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) XDGH $0.072
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iShares Core MSCI Canadian
Quality Dividend Index
ETF XDIV $0.119
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iShares Core MSCI US
Quality Dividend Index
ETF XDU $0.066
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iShares Core MSCI US
Quality Dividend Index
ETF((1) XDU.U $0.048
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iShares Core MSCI US
Quality Dividend Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) XDUH $0.059
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iShares Canadian Select
Dividend Index ETF XDV $0.111
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iShares J.P. Morgan USD
Emerging Markets Bond
Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XEB $0.055
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iShares S&P/TSX Composite
High Dividend Index ETF XEI $0.112
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iShares Core Canadian 15+
Year Federal Bond Index
ETF XFLB $0.116
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iShares Flexible Monthly
Income ETF XFLI $0.176
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iShares Flexible Monthly
Income ETF((1) XFLI.U $0.130
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iShares Flexible Monthly
Income ETF (CAD-Hedged) XFLX $0.171
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped
Financials Index ETF XFN $0.147
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iShares Floating Rate Index
ETF XFR $0.040
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iShares Core Canadian
Government Bond Index ETF XGB $0.050
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iShares Global Government
Bond Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) XGGB $0.041
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iShares Canadian HYBrid
Corporate Bond Index ETF XHB $0.076
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iShares U.S. High Dividend
Equity Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) XHD $0.084
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iShares U.S. High Dividend
Equity Index ETF XHU $0.078
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iShares U.S. High Yield
Bond Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) XHY $0.084
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iShares U.S. IG Corporate
Bond Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) XIG $0.068
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iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG
Corporate Bond Index ETF
(CAD-Hedged) XIGS $0.142
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iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index
ETF XIU $0.277
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iShares Core Canadian Long
Term Bond Index ETF XLB $0.062
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iShares S&P/TSX North
American Preferred Stock
Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XPF $0.073
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iShares High Quality
Canadian Bond Index ETF XQB $0.054
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT
Index ETF XRE $0.060
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iShares ESG Aware Canadian
Aggregate Bond Index ETF XSAB $0.050
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iShares Core Canadian Short
Term Bond Index ETF XSB $0.069
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iShares Conservative Short
Term Strategic Fixed
Income ETF XSC $0.053
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iShares Conservative
Strategic Fixed Income
ETF XSE $0.053
----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond Index ETF XSH $0.062 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF XSHG $0.124 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF XSHU $0.146 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF((1) XSHU.U $0.105 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF XSI $0.057 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares Core Canadian Short-Mid Term Universe Bond Index ETF XSMB $0.102 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF XSTB $0.047 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XSTH $0.000 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF XSTP $0.000 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF((1) XSTP.U $0.000 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) XTLH $0.121 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF XTLT $0.123 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF((1) XTLT.U $0.089 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF XTR $0.040 ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------- iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF XUT $0.092 ----------------------------- -------------- -----------------------------
(1() Distribution per unit amounts are in U.S. dollars for XAGG.U, XCBU.U, XDG.U, XDU.U, XFLI.U, XSHU.U, XSTP.U, XTLT.U.
Estimated February Cash Distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF
The February cash distributions per unit for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF are estimated to be as follows:
Estimated Cash
Fund Name Fund Ticker Distribution Per Unit
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iShares Premium Money Market
ETF CMR $0.088
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BlackRock Canada expects to issue a press release on or about February 23, 2026, which will provide the final amounts for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF.
Further information on the iShares ETFs can be found at http://www.blackrock.com/ca.
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February 17, 2026 05:00 ET (10:00 GMT)