A correction from source is being issued with respect to the BlackRock Asset
Management Canada Limited release that was issued December 17th, 2010 at 14:17
ET. The fund name under the symbol XTR was called iShares S&P/TSX Income Trust
Index Fund but should have been iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund. The
correct version follows:


(TSX:XAL)(TSX:XBB)(TSX:XBZ)(TSX:XCB)(TSX:XCG)(TSX:XCH)(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:XHB)(TSX:XHY)(TSX:XIC)(TSX:XID)(TSX:XIG)(TSX:XIN)(TSX:XIT)(TSX:XIU)(TSX:XLA)(TSX:XLB)(TSX:XMA)(TSX:XMD)(TSX:XPF)(TSX:XRB)(TSX:XRE)(TSX:XSB)(TSX:XSP)(TSX:XSU)(TSX:XTR)(TSX:XWD)


BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited announced today the fourth quarter
2010 cash distributions to holders of iShares Funds. Unitholders of record on
December 30, 2010 will receive cash distributions payable on December 31, 2010.
The ex-dividend date will be December 24, 2010. 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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                                                                        Cash
                                                                Distribution
Fund Name                                          Fund Ticker  Per Unit ($)
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iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder                           
 Fund                                                      XAL       0.60277
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iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund                       XBB       0.09985
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iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund                             XBZ       0.51774
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iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund                  XCB       0.08068
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iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund          XCG       0.01085
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iShares China Index Fund                                   XCH       0.10223
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iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder Fund           XCR       0.30085
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iShares S&P(R)/TSX(R) SmallCap Index Fund                  XCS       0.11220
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iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index Fund           XCV       0.14549
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iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index Fund        XDV       0.04680
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Fund                   XEG       0.09486
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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund                   XEM       0.16402
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iShares Jantzi Social Index Fund                           XEN       0.07146
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index Fund               XFN       0.02944
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iShares DEX All Government Bond Index Fund                 XGB       0.06232
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iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder Fund           XGC       0.41016
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iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Fund                     XGD             -
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iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder Fund                 XGR       0.37896
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iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund                         XHB       0.09247
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iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD-                               
 Hedged)                                                   XHY       0.11776
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index Fund                XIC       0.11272
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iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Index Fund                     XID             -
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iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index Fund                  XIG       0.08100
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iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (CAD-Hedged)                  XIN       0.11935
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index                         
 Fund                                                      XIT             -
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iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index Fund                              XIU       0.10380
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iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund                    XLA       0.23850
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iShares DEX Long Term Bond Index Fund                      XLB       0.07738
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index Fund                XMA             -
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iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index Fund                      XMD       0.13130
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iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock                              
 Index Fund (CAD-Hedged)                                   XPF       0.06785
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iShares DEX Real Return Bond Index Fund                    XRB       0.24326
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index Fund                     XRE       0.06789
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iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund                     XSB       0.08107
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iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (CAD-Hedged)                    XSP       0.11493
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iShares Russell 2000(R) Index Fund (CAD-Hedged)            XSU       0.10802
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iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund                    XTR       0.06000
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iShares MSCI World Index Fund                              XWD       0.17530
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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 September 30, 2010,
BlackRock's AUM was $3.446 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(R) (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(TM). Headquartered in New
York City, as of September 30, 2010, the firm has approximately 8,900 employees
in 24 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 410 funds
globally across equities, fixed income and commodities, which trade on 16
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.
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