TORONTO, Feb. 15,
2023 /CNW/ - Helen
Hayes, Head of iShares Canada, Blackrock, and her team joined
Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director,
Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the
market and celebrate the launch of five ETFs: iShares 20+ Year U.S.
Treasury Bond Index ETF (TSX: XTLT), iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury
Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: XTLH), iShares Core Canadian 15+
Year Federal Bond Index ETF (TSX: XFLB), iShares MSCI Emerging
Markets ex China Index ETF (TSX: XEMC), iShares Global Electric and
Autonomous Vehicles Index ETF (TSX: XDRV).
The five ETFs (collectively the "iShares ETFs") will be managed
by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"),
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. RBC iShares
ETFs are comprised of RBC ETFs managed by RBC Global Asset
Management Inc. and iShares ETFs managed by BlackRock Asset
Management Canada Limited. RBC iShares is a strategic alliance
formed in 2019 between RBC Global Asset Management and BlackRock
Canada. RBC iShares provides the largest suite of ETFs to
Canadians, and leverages the combined investment expertise of
Canada's largest asset manager and
the world's largest ETF provider to help advisors build efficient
portfolios that meet the needs of their clients.
SOURCE Toronto Stock Exchange