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BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU : TSX)

U.S. Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2022, 2016

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Close
(04-29-2026)
$59.42
Change
-$0.30 (-0.50%)
Open $59.62
Day Range $59.30 - $59.62
Volume 6,082

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 19, 2013): 13.54%

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 -3.61% 7.13% 4.96% 7.13% 5.39% 12.92% 10.82% 9.42% 11.10% 12.08% 10.10% 11.17% 10.08% 9.85%
Benchmark -2.91% -2.71% -1.67% -2.71% 14.22% 14.54% 19.49% 14.27% 14.40% 18.11% 15.13% 14.92% 14.43% 14.97%
Category Average -4.22% -3.32% -3.32% -3.92% 9.58% 8.85% 14.41% 9.62% 9.66% 14.47% 11.10% 10.72% 10.58% 11.06%
Category Rank 591 / 1,392 26 / 1,380 127 / 1,364 26 / 1,380 932 / 1,291 237 / 1,240 962 / 1,176 661 / 1,107 393 / 1,067 817 / 1,007 664 / 947 452 / 862 537 / 797 548 / 704
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -5.94% -0.59% -0.58% 2.57% 1.52% 3.73% -1.96% 3.25% -3.21% 3.47% 7.41% -3.61%
Benchmark -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17% -2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.86% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.28% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.74% 5.10% 8.49% 20.32% 2.16% 20.63% 7.98% -3.11% 21.22% 6.63%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 4 3
Category Rank 300/ 691 755/ 769 100/ 854 751/ 917 908/ 984 751/ 1,049 5/ 1,094 1,140/ 1,149 964/ 1,229 866/ 1,273

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.22% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.11% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 96.23
International Equity 3.00
Cash and Equivalents 0.76
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Utilities 20.57
Healthcare 17.97
Consumer Goods 11.74
Financial Services 11.09
Industrial Goods 10.13
Other 28.50

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.99
Europe 2.30
Latin America 0.70
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Corning Inc 4.47
CBOE Global Markets Inc 3.09
Johnson & Johnson 2.93
Akamai Technologies Inc 2.62
Motorola Solutions Inc 2.40
Cisco Systems Inc 2.36
Newmont Corp 2.19
Consolidated Edison Inc 2.18
Northrop Grumman Corp 2.04
Lockheed Martin Corp 1.83

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.57% 10.21% 10.72%
Beta 0.37% 0.40% 0.53%
Alpha 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.16% 0.27% 0.40%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.81% 0.76%
Sortino 1.16% 1.33% 1.05%
Treynor 0.19% 0.21% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 92.25% 92.35% 91.91%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 13.23% 10.57% 10.21% 10.72%
Beta 0.46% 0.37% 0.40% 0.53%
Alpha 0.00% 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.16% 0.16% 0.27% 0.40%
Sharpe 0.28% 0.68% 0.81% 0.76%
Sortino 0.36% 1.16% 1.33% 1.05%
Treynor 0.08% 0.19% 0.21% 0.15%
Tax Efficiency 86.31% 92.25% 92.35% 91.91%

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 March 19, 2013
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $2,268
52 Week High $64.05
52 Week Low $53.97
Annual Dividend $1.08
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 Low Volatility US Equity ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a low beta weighted portfolio of U.S. stocks. Beta measures the security's sensitivity to market movements.

Investment Strategy

ZLU utilizes a rules based methodology to select the 100 least market sensitive stocks from a universe of U.S. large cap stocks. 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 0.34%
Management Fee 0.30%

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