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

    TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2022 /CNW/ - BMO Global Asset Management today announced the December 2022 cash distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly and quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on December 29, 2022 will receive cash distributions payable on January 3, 2023.

    Unitholders of record of ETF Series (ZMMK) of the BMO Money Market Fund, at the close of business on December 28, 2022 may receive cash distributions payable on January 3, 2023.

    The ex-dividend date and record date for the BMO Money Market Fund is December 28, 2022.

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

     Monthly Distributions

    Ticker

    Distributions

    BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

    ZAG

    0.040

    BMO Canadian Dividend ETF

    ZDV

    0.070

    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

    0.110

    BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZWA

    0.130

    BMO Covered Call Technology ETF

    ZWT

    0.120

    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

    0.045

    BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF

    ZEB

    0.120

    BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF

    ZRE

    0.100

    BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF

    ZUT

    0.075

    BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ESGH

    0.120

    BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ESGH.F

    0.110

    BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWP

    0.100

    BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZWE

    0.110

    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

    0.085

    BMO International Dividend ETF

    ZDI

    0.070

    BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZDH

    0.080

    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

    0.040

    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

    0.042

    BMO Monthly Income ETF

    ZMI

    0.060

    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

    0.090

    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

    0.030

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

    ZSU

    0.035

    BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

    ZST

    0.180

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

    ZUS.U

    0.200

    BMO US Dividend ETF

    ZDY

    0.080

    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

    0.100

    BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZHP

    0.100

    BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF

    ZUP

    0.100

    BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZUP.U

    0.100

    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 Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF

    ZWG

    0.170

    BMO Money Market Fund (ETF Series)

    ZMMK

    0.200

    BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (USD Units)

    ZWB.U

    0.140

    BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZPR.U

    0.070

    BMO Monthly Income ETF (USD Units)

    ZMI.U

    0.100

    BMO Balanced ETF (T6 Payout Series)

    ZBAL.T

    0.150

     

    Quarterly Distributions

    Ticker

    Distributions

    BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF

    ZGI

    0.330

    BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZUB

    0.170

    BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF

    ZBK

    0.170

    BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF

    ZIN

    0.160

    BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF

    ZEO

    1.250

    BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF

    ZGQ

    0.160

    BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZEQ

    0.210

    BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZLD

    0.160

    BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF

    ZLI

    0.160

    BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZDM

    0.260

    BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF

    ZEA

    0.190

    BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund (ETF Series)

    ZZZD

    0.300

    BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF

    ZVU

    0.160

    BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

    ZLH

    0.180

    BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (USD Units)

    ZLU.U

    0.180

    BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF

    ZLU

    0.280

    BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF

    ZUQ

    0.130

    BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZUE

    0.210

    BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZSP.U

    0.170

    BMO S&P 500 Index ETF

    ZSP

    0.220

    BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZDJ

    0.220

    BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF

    ZVC

    0.210

    BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF

    ZLB

    0.270

    BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF

    ZCN

    0.220

    BMO Growth ETF

    ZGRO

    0.220

    BMO Balanced ETF

    ZBAL

    0.220

    BMO Conservative ETF

    ZCON

    0.220

    BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZCB

    0.400

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

    ZTL.U

    0.350

    BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTL

    0.350

    BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZTM.U

    0.250

    BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTM

    0.230

    BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZTS.U

    0.230

    BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

    ZTS

    0.210

    BMO Government Bond Index ETF

    ZGB

    0.300

    BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund (ETF Series)

    ZGSB

    0.300

    BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund (ETF Series)

    ZMSB

    0.250

    BMO Core Plus Bond Fund (ETF Series)

    ZCPB

    0.200

    BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF

    ZSB

    0.300

    BMO Global Communications Index ETF

    COMM

    0.120

    BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    STPL

    0.140

    BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    DISC

    0.080

    BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ESGB

    0.220

    BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ESGF

    0.230

    BMO MSCI Canada ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGA

    0.300

    BMO MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGE

    0.210

    BMO MSCI Global ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGG

    0.150

    BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ESGY

    0.120

    BMO Balanced ESG ETF

    ZESG

    0.210

    BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZBBB

    0.240

    BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF

    ZQB

    0.190

    BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF

    ZMID

    0.130

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

    ZMID.U

    0.130

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

    ZMID.F

    0.130

    BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF

    ZSML

    0.260

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

    ZSML.U

    0.280

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

    ZSML.F

    0.190

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

    ZTL.F

    0.290

    BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZUQ.U

    0.090

    BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ZUQ.F

    0.090

    BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF

    ZTIP

    0.500

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

    ZTIP.F

    0.500

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

    ZTIP.U

    0.500

    BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ESGY.F

    0.110

    BMO Japan Index ETF

    ZJPN

    0.140

    BMO Japan Index ETF (Hedged Units)

    ZJPN.F

    0.160

    BMO MSCI ACWI Paris Aligned Climate Equity Index ETF

    ZGRN

    0.240

    BMO Short-Term Discount Bond ETF

    ZSDB

    0.130

    BMO Corporate Discount Bond ETF

    ZCDB

    0.170

    BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF

    ZBI

    0.230

    BMO All-Equity ETF

    ZEQT

    0.240

    BMO Brookfield Global Renewables Infrastructure Fund (ETF Series)

    GRNI

    0.160

    BMO Brookfield Global Real Estate Tech Fund (ETF Series)

    TOWR

    0.120

     

    Annual Distributions

    Ticker

    Distributions

    BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF

    ZNQ

    0.110

    BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (USD Units)

    ZNQ.U

    0.140

    BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZQQ

    0.350

    BMO SIA Focused Canadian Equity Fund (ETF Series)

    ZFC

    0.960

    BMO SIA Focused North American Equity Fund (ETF Series)

    ZFN

    0.900

    BMO Women In Leadership Fund (ETF Series)

    WOMN

    0.000

    BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF

    ZEM

    0.530

    BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    ZLE

    0.600

    BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ZCH

    0.180

    BMO MSCI India ESG Leaders Index ETF

    ZID

    0.110

    BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF

    ZHU

    0.180

    BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZUH

    0.300

    BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF

    ZMT

    0.730

    BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF

    ZGD

    0.520

    BMO Junior Gold Index ETF

    ZJG

    0.530

    BMO MSCI Innovation Index ETF

    ZINN

    0.000

    BMO MSCI Fintech Innovation Index ETF

    ZFIN

    0.050

    BMO MSCI Next Gen Internet Innovation Index ETF

    ZINT

    0.050

    BMO MSCI Genomic Innovation Index ETF

    ZGEN

    0.000

    BMO MSCI Tech and Industrial Innovation Index ETF

    ZAUT

    0.170

    BMO Clean Energy Index ETF

    ZCLN

    0.190

    BMO US All Cap Equity Fund (ETF Series)

    ZACE

    0.000

    BMO ARK Genomic Revolution Fund (ETF Series)

    ARKG

    0.000

    BMO ARK Innovation Fund (ETF Series)

    ARKK

    0.000

    BMO ARK Next Generation Internet Fund (ETF Series)

    ARKW

    0.000

     

    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. 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.

    NASDAQ®, and NASDAQ-100 Index® Hedged to CAD, are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the "Corporations") and are licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF has not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability and is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO the BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF.

    BMO Global Asset Management is a brand name under which BMO Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc. operate.

    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.  The indicated rates of return are the historical compounded total returns including changes in share or unit value and the reinvestment of all dividends or distributions and do not take into account the sales, redemption, distribution, optional charges or income tax payable by the unitholder that would have reduced returns 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. 

    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.

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    About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
    BMO Exchange Traded Funds has been an 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, December 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 $1.07 trillion as of July 31, 2022, 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: Jeff Roman, Toronto, Jeff.Roman@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996