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BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF (ZWU : TSX)

Sector Equity

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Close
(05-28-2026)
$11.98
Change
-$0.14 (-1.16%)
Open $12.06
Day Range $11.97 - $12.08
Volume 337,785

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 20, 2011): 5.62%

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 -0.89% 6.80% 9.98% 10.77% 16.44% 18.13% 9.25% 5.83% 6.72% 8.24% 6.22% 7.30% 5.78% 6.40%
Benchmark 3.81% 7.00% 13.54% 7.89% 40.10% 28.50% 21.54% 16.52% 15.51% 18.30% 14.14% 13.56% 12.35% 12.61%
Category Average 11.53% 1.65% 1.65% 6.29% 31.67% 17.93% 19.11% 14.41% 8.69% 13.25% 11.96% 12.45% 11.99% 13.18%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 0.39% 0.54% 2.04% 1.55% 2.40% -1.13% 1.66% -2.33% 3.72% 6.96% 0.75% -0.89%
Benchmark 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72% -4.32% 3.81%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.62% (March 2021)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.87% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 19.51% 5.69% -5.51% 23.44% -7.13% 15.83% -4.06% -2.58% 10.86% 13.19%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average -0.43% 20.39% 1.55% 22.37% 29.99% 15.34% -25.24% 26.53% 20.41% 15.55%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.44% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.13% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 55.45
US Equity 39.57
Income Trust Units 3.73
Cash and Equivalents 1.29

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Utilities 51.01
Energy 23.36
Telecommunications 21.24
Industrial Goods 3.34
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.29

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.31
Latin America 3.73

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
TC Energy Corp 5.28
Hydro One Ltd 5.10
Fortis Inc 5.03
Enbridge Inc 5.02
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF (ZUT) 4.98
Verizon Communications Inc 4.69
Williams Cos Inc 4.61
Pembina Pipeline Corp 4.61
AT&T Inc 4.52
Nextera Energy Inc 4.13

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF

Median

Other - Sector Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.42% 10.92% 11.24%
Beta 0.60% 0.62% 0.65%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.44% 0.51% 0.57%
Sharpe 0.55% 0.39% 0.44%
Sortino 1.02% 0.55% 0.47%
Treynor 0.10% 0.07% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 65.78% 52.30% 53.21%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.45% 10.42% 10.92% 11.24%
Beta 0.33% 0.60% 0.62% 0.65%
Alpha 0.04% -0.03% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.18% 0.44% 0.51% 0.57%
Sharpe 1.57% 0.55% 0.39% 0.44%
Sortino 4.02% 1.02% 0.55% 0.47%
Treynor 0.40% 0.10% 0.07% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 81.07% 65.78% 52.30% 53.21%

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

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date October 20, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2,161
52 Week High $12.32
52 Week Low $10.88
Annual Dividend $0.91
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 Yes

Investment Objectives

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF has been designed to provide exposure to an equal weight portfolio of utilities, telecoms and pipeline companies, while earning call option premiums.

Investment Strategy

Depending on market volatility and other factors, ZWU will write covered call options on these securities. The call options are written out of the money, selected based on the option's implied volatility, and are written in proportion to the securities weight. The option premium provides limited downside protection. The underlying portfolio is rebalanced in June and reconstituted in December. Options are rolled forward upon expiry.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Jimmy Xu
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 0.73%
Management Fee 0.65%

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