For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, the metrics do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. The metrics are not indicative of how or whether ESG factors will be integrated into a fund. Sustainability Characteristics should not be considered solely or in isolation, but instead are one type of information that investors may wish to consider when assessing a fund. They are provided for transparency and for information purposes only. Sustainability Characteristics do not provide an indication of current or future performance nor do they represent the potential risk and reward profile of a fund. Alongside other metrics and information, these enable investors to evaluate funds on certain environmental, social and governance characteristics. Sustainability Characteristics provide investors with specific non-traditional metrics. The withholding tax rate is 15% if the investor’s country of tax residence has an Exchange of Information Agreement with Australia (otherwise the rate of withholding tax is 30%). It refers to the distribution of Australian sourced income and capital gains (excluding dividends, interest and royalties) that for a Foreign Investor is subject to withholding tax. Fund Payment Amount (Cents per Unit): The concept of “fund payment” is relevant for non-resident Australian investors (Foreign Investors) holding a widely held trust such as the iShares ETF. Please refer to the Tax Booklet for Australian Funds for more tax related information on iShares ETF distributions and for information to assist you in completing your Australian tax return. The annual tax statement for the above fund will be sent to investors as soon as practically possible following the fund financial year end on 30 June. Computershare Investor Services, as Registrar for the fund, will send investors a payment advice with details of the payment.
Investors will typically be paid the cash distribution approximately 10 business days after the record date, as stated in the relevant declaration. If no election into the DRP is made, distributions will be automatically paid in cash. A Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP) is available to eligible investors at any distribution period, as long as applications to participate in the DRP are received by the nominated closing time. Only investors holding Units in respect of an iShares ETF as of the record date are entitled to any distributions. Such declarations by BlackRock Australia are lodged with and announced by ASX. There is no guarantee that distributions will be declared in the future, or that if declared, the amount of any distribution will remain constant or increase over time. Fund distributions Distribution figures represent past distributions declared and paid by the above iShares ETF.