iShares® Funds are managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited and BlackRock Investments Canada Inc. Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investing in iShares Funds. Please read the relevant prospectus before investing. The funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Tax, investment and all other decisions should be made, as appropriate, only with guidance from a qualified professional.
DEX Universe Bond Index™, DEX All Corporate Bond Index™, DEX FRN Index™, DEX All Government Bond Index™, DEX HYBrid Bond IndexTM, DEX Long Term Bond Index™, DEX Real Return Bond Index™, DEX Short Term Bond Index™ and DEX Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond Index™ are trademarks of TSX Inc. and have been licensed for use for certain purposes to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited by PC-Bond, a business unit of TSX Inc. XBB, XCB, XFR, XGB, XHB, XLB, XRB, XSB and XSH are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by PC-Bond, TSX Inc., its affiliates or third party data providers and they make no representation, warranty, or condition regarding the advisability of investing in the funds.
“DEX 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index” and “DEX 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index” are trademarks of TSX Inc. These marks have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes to BlackRock Investments Canada Inc. by PC-Bond. The iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index Fund and iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index Fund are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by TSX Inc., PC-Bond, its affiliates (including TSX Group Inc.) or third party data suppliers. TSX Inc., PC-Bond, its affiliates and third party data suppliers make to representation, warranty, or condition regarding the advisability of investing in these funds.
DEX HYBrid Bond Index™ is a trademark of TSX Inc. and have been licensed for use for certain purposes to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited by PC-Bond, a business unit of TSX Inc. XHB is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by PC-Bond, TSX Inc., its affiliates or third party data providers and it makes no representation, warranty, or condition regarding the advisability of investing in the funds.
Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend IndexSM is a servicemark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”) and has been licensed for use for certain purposes pursuant to a license agreement between Dow Jones and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., which has further sublicensed the use of the servicemark to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. XDV is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, and Dow Jones makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in units of the fund.
“Standard & Poor’s®” and “S&P®” are registered trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and “TSX” is a trademark of Toronto Stock Exchange. These trademarks have been licensed for use by BlackRock Investments Canada Inc. The iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P or Toronto Stock Exchange, and S&P and Toronto Stock Exchange make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index Fund.
“Standard & Poor’s®” and “S&P®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and have been licensed for use by BlackRock Investments Canada Inc. The iShares S&P US Dividend Growers Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P or its Affiliates, and S&P and its Affiliates make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units/shares in the iShares S&P US Dividend Growers Index Fund.
THIS FUND IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY STANDARD & POOR’S AND ITS AFFILIATES (“S&P”). S&P MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THE FUND OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN THE FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS CAD HEDGED INDEX TO TRACK THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL MARKETS AND/OR SECTIONS THEREOF AND/OR OF GROUPS OF ASSETS OR ASSET CLASSES. S&P’S ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC. IS THE LICENSING OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS CAD HEDGED INDEX WHICH IS DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY S&P WITHOUT REGARD TO BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC. OR THE FUND. S&P HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC. OR THE OWNERS OF THE FUND INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS CAD HEDGED INDEX. S&P IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE PRICES AND AMOUNT OF THE FUND OR THE TIMING OF THE ISSUANCE OR SALE OF THE FUND OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY WHICH THE FUND SHARES ARE TO BE CONVERTED INTO CASH. S&P HAS NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING, OR TRADING OF THE FUND.
S&P DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS CAD HEDGED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO WARRANTY, CONDITION OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC., OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS CAD HEDGED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND ANY OITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS CAD HEDGED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE S&P HIGH YIELD DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS CAD HEDGED INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
“The Auspice Broad Commodities Total Return Index” is a trademark of Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. and has been licensed for use by BlackRock Investments Canada Inc. As index provider, Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd., as well as any third party data providers, make no representation, warranty, or condition regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Broad Commodity Index Fund or the ability of the index to track general market performance.
The iShares Managed Futures Index Fund and its units are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Security Investors. Security Investors makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the investors in this iShares Managed Futures Index Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in fund particularly or the ability of any data supplied by Security Investors to track general stock market performance. Security Investors' only relationship to this iShares Managed Futures Index Fund is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Security Investors and of the data supplied by Security Investors which is determined, composed and calculated by Security Investors without regard to this fund or its units. Security Investors have no obligation to take the needs of Licensee or the unitholders of the iShares Managed Futures Index Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the data supplied by Security Investors. Security Investors are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices of this iShares Managed Futures Index Fund or its units or the timing of the issuance or sale of such fund or its units. Security Investors have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of this iShares Managed Futures Index Fund or its units.
SECURITY INVESTORS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY DATA SUPPLIED BY IT OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. SECURITY INVESTORS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY ITS LICENSEE, UNITHOLDERS OR AFFILIATES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE DATA SUPPLIED BY SECURITY INVESTORS OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. SECURITY INVESTORS MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA SUPPLIED BY SECURITY INVESTORS OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING. IN NO EVENT SHALL SECURITY INVESTORS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIDILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
“TSX®” is a registered trademark of TSX Inc. and “S&P®” are registered trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. XIC, XSP, XRE, XEI and XPF are permitted to use the S&P marks, and, as applicable, the TSX marks, pursuant to a license agreement between Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., an affiliate of BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, which has sublicensed the use of those trademarks to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, which has further sublicensed their use to the applicable funds. XIC, XSP, XRE, XEI and XPF are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or the TSX Inc. and they make no representation, condition or warranty regarding the advisability of investing in units of the funds.
MSCI® and EAFE® are trademarks of MSCI, Inc. ("MSCI"). XEM and XIN are permitted to use the MSCI mark and, as applicable, the EAFE mark pursuant to a license agreement between MSCI and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., relating to, among other things, the license granted to BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. to use the indices. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. has sublicensed the use of these trademarks to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. XEM and XIN are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MSCI and MSCI makes no representation, condition or warranty regarding the advisability of investing in XEM and XIN.
“FTSE®” is a trade mark of the London Stock Exchange Plc and The Financial Times Limited and is used by FTSE International Limited under license. “Research Affiliates” and “Fundamental Index” are trademarks of Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”).
The FTSE Research Affiliates Fundamental Indices are calculated by FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”) in conjunction with Research Affiliates LLC (“RA”). Neither FTSE nor RA sponsor, endorse or promote this product and are not in any way connected to it and do not accept any liability in relation to its issue, operation and trading.
All copyright in the index values and constituent list vests in FTSE. All rights in and to the RA fundamental weighting methodology used in the calculation of the FTSE Research Affiliates Fundamental Indexes vest in RA. BlackRock Investments Canada Inc. has obtained full license from FTSE to use such copyright in the creation of this product.
"Morningstar®” and “The Morningstar® Dividend Yield Focus Index – CAD-HedgedSM” are trademarks and service marks of Morningstar, Inc. and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock, Inc. has sublicensed the use of the trademarks to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. XHD is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar, Inc., and Morningstar, Inc. makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in XHD.
iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund (formerly, Claymore S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend ETF)
“Standard & Poor’s® ” and “S&P®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and “TSX” is a trademark of Toronto Stock Exchange. These trademarks have been licensed for use by BlackRock Investments Canada Inc. The iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P or Toronto Stock Exchange, and S&P and Toronto Stock Exchange make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units/shares in the iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund.
THIS FUND IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY STANDARD & POOR’S AND ITS AFFILIATES (“S&P”) OR BY THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE AND ITS AFFILIATES (“TSX”). S&P AND TSX MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OF THE FUND OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN THE FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDED ARISTOCRATS INDEX TO TRACK THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL MARKETS AND/OR SECTIONS THEREOF AND/OR OF GROUPS OF ASSETS OR ASSET CLASSES. S&P’S ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC. IS THE LICENSING OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDED ARISTOCRATS INDEX WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY S&P WITHOUT REGARD TO BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC. OR THE ISHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX FUND. S&P HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC. OR THE OWNERS OF THE iSHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX FUND INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDED ARISTOCRATS INDEX. S&P IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE PRICES AND AMOUNT OF THE iSHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX FUND OR THE TIMING OF THE ISSUANCE OR SALE OF THE iSHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX FUND OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY WHICH THE iSHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX FUND SHARES ARE TO BE CONVERTED INTO CASH. S&P HAS NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING, OR TRADING OF THE iSHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX FUND SHARES.
S&P AND TSX DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDED ARISTOCRATS INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P AND TSX SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P AND TSX MAKE NO WARRANTY, CONDITION OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS CANADA INC., OWNERS OF THE iSHARES S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS INDEX FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDED ARISTOCRATS INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P AND TSX MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND ANY OITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDED ARISTOCRATS INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P OR TSX HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN DIVIDED ARISTOCRATS INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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