BlackRock Announces Certain Changes to XHY and XIG
2012年4月19日 - 10:42AM
Marketwired
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an
indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK),
has determined to change the indices which the iShares U.S. High
Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) ("XHY") and the iShares U.S. IG
Corporate Bond Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) ("XIG") seek to replicate,
in each case to a currency-hedged version of the fund's current
index.
Effective on or about April 20, 2012, XHY will seek to replicate
the performance of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Total
Return Index hedged in CAD, which is the Canadian dollar hedged
version of XHY's current index, the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High
Yield Index.
Effective on or about April 20, 2012, XIG will seek to replicate
the performance of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade
Total Return Index hedged in CAD, which is the Canadian dollar
hedged version of XIG's current index, the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid
Investment Grade Index.
Further information on iShares funds can be found at
www.ishares.ca.
About BlackRock
BlackRock is a leader in investment management, risk management
and advisory services for institutional and retail clients
worldwide. At December 31, 2011, BlackRock's AUM was US $3.513
trillion. BlackRock offers products that span the risk spectrum to
meet clients' needs, including active, enhanced and index
strategies across markets and asset classes. Products are offered
in a variety of structures including separate accounts, mutual
funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled
investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management,
advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base
of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®.
Headquartered in New York City, as of December 31, 2011, the firm
has approximately 10,100 employees in 27 countries and a major
presence in key global markets, including North and South America,
Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and Africa. For
additional information, please visit the Company's website at
www.blackrock.com.
About iShares® ETFs
The iShares business is a global product leader in ETFs with
over 460 funds globally across equities, fixed income and
commodities, which trade on 19 exchanges worldwide. The iShares
funds are bought and sold like common stocks on securities
exchanges. The iShares funds are attractive to many individual and
institutional investors and financial intermediaries because of
their relative low cost, tax efficiency and trading flexibility.
Investors can purchase and sell securities through any brokerage
firm, financial advisor, or online broker, and hold the funds in
any type of brokerage account. The iShares customer base consists
of the institutional segment of pension plans and fund managers, as
well as the retail segment of financial advisors and individual
investors.
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