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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