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

    TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2021 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. today announced the September 2021 cash distributions and reinvested distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly or quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on September 29, 2021 will receive cash or reinvested distributions payable on October 4, 2021.

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

     Monthly Distributions

    Ticker

    Cash
    Distribution
    Per Unit ($)

    BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

    ZAG

    0.040

    BMO Canadian Dividend ETF

    ZDV

    0.065

    BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWC

    0.100

    BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF

    ZMBS

    0.040

    BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF

    ZWB

    0.100

    BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average
    Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZWA

    0.100

    BMO Covered Call Technology ETF

    ZWT

    0.130

    BMO Covered Call US Banks ETF

    ZWK

    0.170

    BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF

    ZWU

    0.080

    BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

    ZDB

    0.030

    BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZEF

    0.050

    BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF

    ZEB

    0.100

    BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF

    ZRE

    0.090

    BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF

    ZUT

    0.070

    BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ESGH

    0.120

    BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ESGH.F

    0.120

    BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWP

    0.090

    BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to
    CAD ETF

    ZWE

    0.100

    BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF

    ZFH

    0.055

    BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD
    Index ETF

    ZHY

    0.060

    BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZJK

    0.090

    BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S.
    Dollar Units)

    ZJK.U

    0.090

    BMO International Dividend ETF

    ZDI

    0.065

    BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZDH

    0.070

    BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF

    ZPR

    0.045

    BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZLC

    0.065

    BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF

    ZFL

    0.043

    BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF

    ZPL

    0.045

    BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZCM

    0.046

    BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF

    ZFM

    0.028

    BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF

    ZMP

    0.034

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

    ZMU

    0.045

    BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZIC

    0.055

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

    ZIC.U

    0.045

    BMO Monthly Income ETF

    ZMI

    0.055

    BMO Premium Yield ETF

    ZPAY

    0.160

    BMO Premium Yield ETF (Hedged Units)

    ZPAY.F

    0.160

    BMO Premium Yield ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

    ZPAY.U

    0.160

    BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF

    ZRR

    0.032

    BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZCS

    0.035

    BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF

    ZFS

    0.022

    BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF

    ZPS

    0.032

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

    ZSU

    0.035

    BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

    ZST

    0.080

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

    ZUS.U

    0.080

    BMO US Dividend ETF

    ZDY

    0.075

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

    ZDY.U

    0.065

    BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZUD

    0.060

    BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWH

    0.110

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

    ZWH.U

    0.115

    BMO US High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZWS

    0.105

    BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZHP

    0.110

    BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF

    ZUP

    0.110

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

    ZUP.U

    0.110

    BMO US Put Write ETF

    ZPW

    0.095

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

    ZPW.U

    0.095

    BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZPH

    0.100

    BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWG

    0.170


    Quarterly Distributions

    Ticker

    Cash
    Distribution
    Per Unit ($)

    BMO Balanced ESG ETF

    ZESG

    0.180

    BMO Balanced ETF

    ZBAL

    0.220

    BMO Conservative ETF

    ZCON

    0.220

    BMO Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series

    ZCPB

    0.200

    BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZCB

    0.400

    BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index
    ETF

    ZDJ

    0.210

    BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF

    ZIN

    0.160

    BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF

    ZEO

    0.380

    BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZUB

    0.170

    BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF

    ZBK

    0.170

    BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ESGB

    0.220

    BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ESGF

    0.220

    BMO Global Communications Index ETF

    COMM

    0.100

    BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index
    ETF

    DISC

    0.070

    BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    STPL

    0.140

    BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF

    ZGI

    0.330

    BMO Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund – ETF Series

    ZMSB

    0.250

    BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund – ETF Series

    ZGSB

    0.300

    BMO Government Bond Index ETF

    ZGB

    0.310

    BMO Growth ETF

    ZGRO

    0.220

    BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZQB

    0.190

    BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTL

    0.350

    BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (Hedged
    Units)

    ZTL.F

    0.290

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

    ZTL.U

    0.350

    BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF

    ZLB

    0.240

    BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF

    ZLI

    0.160

    BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD
    ETF

    ZLD

    0.150

    BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF

    ZLU

    0.200

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

    ZLU.U

    0.160

    BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZLH

    0.150

    BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTM

    0.230

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

    ZTM.U

    0.250

    BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF

    ZGQ

    0.120

    BMO MSCI Canada ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGA

    0.250

    BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF

    ZVC

    0.150

    BMO MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGE

    0.210

    BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZDM

    0.150

    BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF

    ZEA

    0.130

    BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index
    ETF

    ZEQ

    0.140

    BMO MSCI Global ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGG

    0.150

    BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGY

    0.120

    BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ESGY.F

    0.110

    BMO MSCI USA High Quality ETF (Hedged Units)

    ZUQ.F

    0.090

    BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF

    ZUQ

    0.130

    BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZUQ.U

    0.090

    BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF

    ZVU

    0.140

    BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZUE

    0.200

    BMO S&P 500 Index ETF

    ZSP

    0.200

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

    ZSP.U

    0.160

    BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF

    ZMID

    0.100

    BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ZMID.F

    0.100

    BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZMID.U

    0.100

    BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF

    ZSML

    0.100

    BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ZSML.F

    0.100

    BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZSML.U

    0.100

    BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF

    ZCN

    0.190

    BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF

    ZSB

    0.300

    BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF

    ZTIP

    0.030

    BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ZTIP.F

    0.030

    BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZTIP.U

    0.030

    BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTS

    0.210

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

    ZTS.U

    0.230

    BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund – ETF Series

    ZZZD

    0.300

    BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZBBB

    0.240

    The following quarterly distributions, if any, generally represent net income and net realized capital gains within the ETFs and are distributed and automatically reinvested in additional Accumulating Units of the applicable ETF which are consolidated immediately.

    Quarterly Distributions

    Ticker

    Reinvested
    Distribution
    per Unit ($)

    BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (Accumulating
    Units)

    ZCS.L

    0.160

    BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF (Accumulating
    Units)

    ZFS.L

    0.100

    BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF (Accumulating
    Units)

    ZPS.L

    0.160

    BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (Accumulating Units)

    ZST.L

    0.300

    BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD
    Accumulating Units)

    ZUS.V

    0.300

    Further information about BMO ETFs 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. ZWA is 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.

    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, ZSP.U, ZMID, ZMID.U, ZMID.F, ZSML, ZSML.U and ZSML.F. 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.

    ®/™Registered trademarks/trademark 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., BMO Asset Management Limited 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.

    Commissions, management fees and expenses (if applicable) all may be associated with investments in BMO ETFs.  Please read the ETF Facts or prospectus of the relevant BMO ETF before investing.  BMO ETFs 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 of the BMO Mutual Funds, please see the specific risks set out in the prospectus.  BMO ETFs 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)
    BMO Exchange Traded Funds has been a leading ETF provider in Canada for more than 11 years, with over 100 strategies, over 25 per cent market share in Canada1, and $80.6 billion in assets under management. BMO ETFs are designed to stay ahead of market trends and provide compelling solutions to help advisors and investors. This includes a comprehensive suite of ETFs developed in Canada for Canadians, such as cost effective core equity ETFs following market leading indexes, and a broad range of fixed income ETFs; solution-based ETFs responding to client demand; and innovation with smart beta ETFs, as well as combining active and passive investing with ETF series of active mutual funds.

    1Morningstar, May 2021

    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 $971 billion as of July 31, 2021, 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: Colleen Hamilton, Toronto, Colleen.Hamilton@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996