BlackRock Canada Updates Risk Ratings for Certain iShares Exchange-Traded Funds

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited today announced an update to the investment risk ratings of the exchange-traded funds listed below (the iShares ETFs). These changes will be reflected in the prospectuses for the iShares ETFs that will be filed on or about March 29, 2018.

iShares ETF Name Previous Risk
Rating
Updated Risk
Rating
iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF Low to Medium Low
iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF Low to Medium Low
iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF Low to Medium Low
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Medium Low to Medium
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Canada Index ETF Medium Low to Medium
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Medium Low to Medium
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA Index ETF Medium Low to Medium
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Index ETF Medium Low to Medium
iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF Medium Low to Medium
iShares S&P U.S. Mid-Cap Index ETF Medium to High Medium
iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF Medium to High Medium
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF Medium to High Medium
iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF Medium to High Medium
iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF Medium to High Medium
iShares S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Low to Medium Medium
iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor USA Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Medium Medium to High
iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Medium Medium to High
iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Medium Medium to High
iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) Low to Medium Medium