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    BMO Global Asset Management Announces Cash Distributions for Certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series

    TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc. today announced the September 2018 cash distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds that distribute monthly and quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series, at the close of business on September 27, 2018, will receive cash distributions payable on October 4, 2018.

    Details of the per-unit cash distribution amount are as follows:

     

     Monthly Distributions

     

    Ticker

    Cash

    Distribution

     per Unit ($)

    BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF

    ZFS

    0.018

    BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF

    ZFM

    0.027

    BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF

    ZFL

    0.043

    BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF

    ZPS

    0.034

    BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF

    ZMP

    0.033

    BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF

    ZPL

    0.043

    BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZCS

    0.033

    BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZCM

    0.041

    BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZLC

    0.062

    BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

    ZAG

    0.037

    BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

    ZDB

    0.027

    BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF

    ZRR

    0.03

    BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF

    ZFH

    0.055

    BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZHY

    0.063

    BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZEF

    0.062

    BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZIC

    0.05

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

    ZIC.U

    0.04

    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

    0.13

    BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF

    ZEB

    0.08

    BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF

    ZUT

    0.06

    BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF

    ZRE

    0.085

    BMO Monthly Income ETF

    ZMI

    0.06

    BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF

    ZWB

    0.082

    BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF

    ZWU

    0.07

    BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZWA

    0.085

    BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWH

    0.095

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

    ZWH.U

    0.1

    BMO Canadian Dividend ETF

    ZDV

    0.063

    BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF

    ZPR

    0.04

    BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZUD

    0.057

    BMO US Dividend ETF

    ZDY

    0.071

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

    ZDY.U

    0.058

    BMO International Dividend ETF

    ZDI

    0.09

    BMO US Put Write ETF

    ZPW

    0.095

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

    ZPW.U

    0.095

    BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZDH

    0.09

    BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZWE

    0.115

    BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZPH

    0.1

    BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWC

    0.105

    BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF

    ZUP

    0.102

    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 High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZJK

    0.09

    BMO US High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZWS

    0.092

    BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWP

    0.11

     


    Quarterly Distributions

    Ticker

     

    Cash

    Distribution

     per Unit ($)

    BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF

    ZCN

    0.15

    BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZUE

    0.155

    BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZDJ

    0.165

    BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF

    ZEO

    0.068

    BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZDM

    0.14

    BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF

    ZEA

    0.125

    BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZEQ

    0.105

    BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF

    ZGI

    0.24

    BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZUB

    0.09

    BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF

    ZBK

    0.08

    BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF

    ZLB

    0.2

    BMO S&P 500 Index ETF

    ZSP

    0.145

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

    ZSP.U

    0.115

    BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF

    ZIN

    0.1

    BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF

    ZLU

    0.14

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

    ZLU.U

    0.115

    BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF

    ZUQ

    0.08

    BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF

    ZGQ

    0.09

    BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF

    ZLI

    0.13

    BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZLD

    0.125

    BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZLH

    0.1

    BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTS

    0.18

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

    ZTS.U

    0.18

    BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTM

    0.23

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

    ZTM.U

    0.23

    BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTL

    0.35

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

    ZTL.U

    0.35

    BMO Global Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    BANK

    0.15

    BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    DISC

    0.06

    BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    STPL

    0.1

    BMO Global Insurance Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    INSR

    0.115

    BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF

    ZVC

    0.12

    BMO MSCI EAFE Value Index ETF

    ZVI

    0.14

    BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF

    ZVU

    0.1

    BMO Shiller Select US Index ETF

    ZEUS

    0.075

    BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF

    ZSB

    0.3

    BMO Government Bond Index ETF

    ZGB

    0.31

    BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZCB

    0.4

    BMO Global Communications Index ETF

    COMM

    0.082

    BMO Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series

    ZCPB

    0.2

    BMO Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund – ETF Series

    ZMSB

    0.25

    BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund – ETF Series

    ZGSB

    0.28

     

    Further information about BMO ETFs and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.

    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 have been licensed to Dow Jones Opco and sublicensed by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZWA and ZDJ. ZWA and ZDJ are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates, and they make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in ZWA and ZDJ.

    S&P®, S&P/TSX Capped Composite®, S&P 500® are trademarks 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 ZCN, ZUE, ZSP and ZSP.U. These BMO ETFs are 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 BMO ETFs.

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

    Shiller Barclays CAPE® US Single Stock Index is the intellectual property of Barclays Bank PLC and has been licensed for use in connection with ZEUS. ZEUS is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Barclays Bank PLC or any of its affiliates. Neither Barclays Bank PLC nor any of its affiliates make any representations or warranties to holders of ZEUS or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in ZEUS.

    ®/™Registered trade-marks/trade-mark of Bank of Montreal, used under licence.

    BMO Global Asset Management is a brand name that comprises BMO Asset Management Inc., BMO Investments Inc., BMO Asset Management Corp. and BMO's specialized investment management firms.

    BMO ETFs are managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., which is an investment fund manager and a portfolio manager, and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal. ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds are managed by BMO Investments Inc., which is an investment fund manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

    Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in BMO ETFs and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds.  Please read the ETF Facts or prospectus of the relevant BMO ETF or ETF Series before investing.  BMO ETFs and ETF Series are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

    For a summary of the risks of an investment in the BMO ETFs or ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds, please see the specific risks set out in the prospectus.  BMO ETFs and ETF Series trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at a discount to their net asset value, which may increase the risk of loss.  Distributions are not guaranteed and are subject to change and/or elimination.

    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 and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds provide Canadian investors with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio of investment products.

    About BMO Financial Group
    Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $765 billion as of July 31, 2018, and a team of diverse and highly engaged 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, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

    SOURCE BMO Financial Group

    For further information: Media Contacts: Amanda Robinson, Toronto, amanda.robinson@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996; Valérie Doucet, Montreal, valerie.doucet@bmo.com, (514) 877-8224