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BMO Canadian Dividend ETF (ZDV : TSX)

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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Close
(12-04-2025)
$27.07
Change
$0.21 (0.78%)
Open $26.87
Day Range $26.87 - $27.13
Volume 35,495

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 21, 2011): 8.68%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 0.27% 8.58% 16.77% 21.30% 21.63% 26.04% 15.00% 11.56% 16.91% 11.82% 11.97% 9.49% 10.10% 9.97%
Benchmark 0.97% 11.70% 23.39% 25.13% 28.75% 30.39% 19.52% 12.89% 17.64% 14.06% 13.94% 11.61% 11.60% 11.71%
Category Average -0.19% 14.05% 14.05% 15.41% 16.68% 21.51% 12.60% 8.98% 14.29% 10.01% 10.10% 8.30% 8.58% 8.61%
Category Rank 121 / 461 41 / 460 92 / 454 39 / 452 50 / 452 39 / 439 54 / 430 39 / 417 72 / 392 95 / 388 68 / 373 114 / 354 75 / 329 67 / 277
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.92% -3.51% 2.98% 0.87% 0.17% -0.17% 3.84% 1.62% 1.91% 4.06% 4.06% 0.27%
Benchmark 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.16% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-21.81% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -13.13% 24.15% 7.71% -10.65% 22.59% -3.38% 28.59% -1.62% 8.19% 16.88%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 1 4 2 2 2 2
Category Rank 245/ 263 18/ 299 175/ 330 312/ 355 31/ 375 304/ 389 145/ 396 117/ 418 166/ 430 217/ 439

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.59% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.13% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 95.83
Income Trust Units 3.55
Cash and Equivalents 0.61
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 41.65
Energy 18.02
Basic Materials 10.13
Telecommunications 7.89
Utilities 6.92
Other 15.39

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.45
Latin America 3.55

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Bank of Nova Scotia 5.70
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.50
Royal Bank of Canada 5.19
Enbridge Inc 4.59
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.48
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.28
Bank of Montreal 4.07
Manulife Financial Corp 3.15
Barrick Mining Corp 3.07
TC Energy Corp 2.97

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Canadian Dividend ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.60% 12.37% 13.19%
Beta 0.93% 0.93% 0.97%
Alpha -0.03% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.91% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.93% 1.12% 0.65%
Sortino 1.74% 1.93% 0.78%
Treynor 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 89.14% 89.47% 82.85%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.96% 11.60% 12.37% 13.19%
Beta 0.70% 0.93% 0.93% 0.97%
Alpha 0.02% -0.03% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.93% 0.91% 0.89%
Sharpe 2.16% 0.93% 1.12% 0.65%
Sortino 4.50% 1.74% 1.93% 0.78%
Treynor 0.25% 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 92.93% 89.14% 89.47% 82.85%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date October 21, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,315
52 Week High $27.02
52 Week Low $20.40
Annual Dividend $0.84
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

BMO Canadian Dividend ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a yield weighted portfolio of Canadian dividend paying stocks.

Investment Strategy

ZDV utilizes a rules based methodology that considers the three year dividend growth rate, yield, and payout ratio to invest in Canadian equities. Securities will also be subject to a liquidity screen process. The underlying portfolio is rebalanced in June and reconstituted in December.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.40%
Management Fee 0.35%

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