BMO Global Asset Management Announces Cash Distributions for Certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series
TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. today announced the December 2021 cash distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, quarterly and annually. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on December 30, 2021 will receive cash or reinvested distributions payable on January 5, 2022.
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
| 0.120
|
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
| 0.150
|
BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF
| ESGH.F
| 0.180
|
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 (USD Units)
| ZJK.U
| 0.110
|
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 (USD 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 (USD 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
| 0.040
|
BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF
| ZST
| 0.080
|
BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD Units)
| ZUS.U
| 0.080
|
BMO US Dividend ETF
| ZDY
| 0.075
|
BMO US Dividend ETF (USD 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 (USD 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 (USD Units)
| ZUP.U
| 0.110
|
BMO US Put Write ETF
| ZPW
| 0.095
|
BMO US Put Write ETF (USD Units)
| ZPW.U
| 0.095
|
BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF
| ZPH
| 0.100
|
BMO Money Market Fund – ETF Series
| ZMMK
| 0.020
|
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
| 0.170
|
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
| 0.210
|
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 Sustainable 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
| 0.300
|
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)
| ZTL.U
| 0.350
|
BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF
| ZLB
| 0.250
|
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
| 0.210
|
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (USD Units)
| ZLU.U
| 0.180
|
BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF
| ZLH
| 0.160
|
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF
| ZTM
| 0.230
|
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD 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
| 0.160
|
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF
| ZEA
| 0.140
|
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
| 0.210
|
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF
| ZSP
| 0.200
|
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (USD 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
| 0.120
|
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
| 0.210
|
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
| 0.220
|
BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund – ETF Series
| ZZZD
| 0.300
|
BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF
| ZBBB
| 0.240
|
Annual Distributions:
| Ticker
| Cash
Distribution
per Unit ($)
|
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF
| ZNQ
| 0.080
|
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (USD Units)
| ZNQ.U
| 0.060
|
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF
| ZQQ
| 0.160
|
BMO SIA Focused Canadian Equity Fund - ETF Series
| ZFC
| 0.380
|
BMO SIA Focused North American Equity Fund - ETF Series
| ZFN
| 0.280
|
BMO Women In Leadership Fund – ETF Series
| WOMN
| 0.000
|
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF
| ZEM
| 0.560
|
BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity ETF
| ZLE
| 0.430
|
BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF
| ZCH
| 0.000
|
BMO MSCI India ESG Leaders Index ETF
| ZID
| 0.500
|
BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF
| ZHU
| 0.060
|
BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF
| ZUH
| 0.100
|
BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF
| ZMT
| 1.535
|
BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF
| ZGD
| 0.265
|
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF
| ZJG
| 0.230
|
BMO MSCI Innovation Index ETF
| ZINN
| 0.000
|
BMO MSCI Fintech Innovation Index ETF
| ZFIN
| 0.025
|
BMO MSCI Next Gen Internet Innovation Index ETF
| ZINT
| 0.050
|
BMO MSCI Genomic Innovation Index ETF
| ZGEN
| 0.020
|
BMO MSCI Tech and Industrial Innovation Index ETF
| ZAUT
| 0.100
|
BMO Clean Energy Index ETF
| ZCLN
| 0.170
|
BMO US All Cap Equity Fund – ETF Series
| ZACE
| 0.000
|
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.
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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, October 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 $988 billion as of October 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.
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