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BMO Asset Management Inc. Announces Cash Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds

TORONTO, March 21, 2017 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. ("BMO AM") today announced the March 2017 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly or quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on March 30, 2017 will receive cash distributions payable on April 6, 2017.

Details of the per-unit distribution amounts are as follows:

BMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions:

Ticker

Cash

Distribution

per Unit ($)

BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF

ZFS

0.020

BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF

ZFM

0.028

BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF

ZFL

0.043

BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF

ZPS

0.036

BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF

ZMP

0.037

BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF

ZPL

0.044

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZCS

0.036

BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZCM

0.041

BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZLC

0.063

BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

ZAG

0.038

BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

ZDB

0.027

BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF

ZRR

0.030

BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF

ZFH

0.060

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZHY

0.067

BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZEF

0.065

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZIC

0.051

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZIC.U

0.040

BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZSU

0.028

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZMU

0.041

BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

ZST

0.170

BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF

ZEB

0.074

BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF

ZUT

0.056

BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF

ZRE

0.088

BMO Monthly Income ETF

ZMI

0.056

BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF

ZWB

0.078

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF

ZWU

0.075

BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF

ZWA

0.081

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF

ZWH

0.095

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZWH.U

0.098

BMO Canadian Dividend ETF

ZDV

0.063

BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF

ZPR

0.040

BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

ZUD

0.053

BMO US Dividend ETF

ZDY

0.070

BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZDY.U

0.053

BMO International Dividend ETF

ZDI

0.080

BMO US Put Write ETF

ZPW

0.107

BMO US Put Write ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZPW.U

0.106

BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

ZDH

0.083

BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF

ZWE

0.120

BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF

ZPH

0.110

BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF

ZWC

0.102

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF

ZUP

0.105

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZUP.U

0.105

BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZHP

0.105

 

BMO ETFs with Quarterly Distributions:

 



BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF

ZCN

0.148

BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZUE

0.148

BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZDJ

0.160

BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF

ZEO

0.065

BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZDM

0.125

BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF

ZEA

0.100

BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZEQ

0.100

BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF

ZGI

0.210

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZUB

0.075

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF

ZBK

0.070

BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF

ZLB

0.185

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF

ZSP

0.145

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZSP.U

0.108

BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF

ZIN

0.080

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF

ZLU

0.150

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZLU.U

0.115

BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF

ZUQ

0.085

BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF

ZGQ

0.078

BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF

ZLI

0.110

BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

ZLD

0.110

BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

ZLH

0.107

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

ZTS

0.160

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZTS.U

0.160

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

ZTM

0.220

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZTM.U

0.220

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

ZTL

0.380

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZTL.U

0.370


*BMO ETFs are administered and managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., which is an investment fund manager and portfolio manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange traded funds. Please read the prospectus before investing. Exchange traded funds are not guaranteed; their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

S&P® is a trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). "TSX" is a trademark of TSX Inc. These trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed to BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZEB. ZEB is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones LLC, S&P, TSX, or their respective affiliates and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, S&P, TSX and their affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in such ETF.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged is a product of Dow Jones Opco, LLC

("Dow Jones Opco"), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and has been licensed for use.

"Dow Jones®" and Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones"), and has been licensed to Dow Jones Opco and sublicensed by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZWA. ZWA is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones, and their respective affiliates, make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in such a product(s).

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO Asset Management Inc. and any related funds.

Further information about BMO ETFs can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.

About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Established in May 2009, BMO Financial Group's ETF business is a leading ETF provider in Canada. BMO ETFs provide Canadian investors with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio of investment products.

About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817, and currently marking its 200th year of operations, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of $692 billion as of January 31, 2017, and more than 45,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

Media Contacts:
Mark Beazley, Toronto, mark.beazley@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Valérie Doucet, Montreal, valerie.doucet@bmo.com, (514) 877-8224

SOURCE BMO Financial Group

For further information: Media Contacts: Mark Beazley, Toronto, mark.beazley@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996; Valérie Doucet, Montreal, valerie.doucet@bmo.com, (514) 877-8224