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BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF (ZLD : TSX)

International Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019

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(01-28-2026)
$29.70
Change
-$0.11 (-0.37%)
Open $29.71
Day Range $29.70 - $29.72
Volume 2,950

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 10, 2016): 7.06%

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 -0.52% 1.34% 0.33% 9.29% 9.29% 10.17% 10.98% 5.99% 7.28% 5.03% 6.65% 5.94% 6.66% -
Benchmark 1.29% 3.97% 11.82% 27.50% 27.50% 19.06% 17.94% 10.03% 9.81% 9.51% 10.45% 8.13% 9.22% 8.08%
Category Average 0.26% 6.06% 6.06% 17.77% 17.77% 14.21% 14.06% 6.71% 7.09% 7.22% 8.64% 6.27% 7.50% 6.45%
Category Rank 655 / 860 468 / 834 776 / 822 645 / 787 645 / 787 599 / 756 594 / 721 436 / 693 365 / 671 568 / 641 507 / 590 370 / 529 360 / 469 -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 3.95% 1.67% -0.70% 3.04% 2.14% -1.37% -1.43% 1.24% -0.79% 1.03% 0.83% -0.52%
Benchmark 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.46% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.76% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 12.61% 1.07% 16.88% -5.53% 12.64% -7.68% 12.61% 11.06% 9.29%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking - 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 3 4
Category Rank - 395/ 469 4/ 529 333/ 590 620/ 641 136/ 671 193/ 693 471/ 721 485/ 756 645/ 787

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.88% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.67
Cash and Equivalents 2.51
Income Trust Units 1.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 15.80
Industrial Services 12.56
Consumer Goods 12.28
Healthcare 11.38
Telecommunications 11.19
Other 36.79

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.95
Asia 29.75
North America 2.43
Africa and Middle East 1.86
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Low Volatility International Equ ETF (ZLI) 99.37
CAD Currency Forward 0.44
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.18
EURO CURRENCY 0.01
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 0.00
EUR Currency Forward 0.00
GBP Currency Forward 0.00
HKD Currency Forward 0.00
USD Currency Forward 0.00
DKK Currency Forward 0.00

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 Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.83% 8.94% -
Beta 0.56% 0.63% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.55% 0.63% -
Sharpe 1.00% 0.53% -
Sortino 2.25% 0.77% -
Treynor 0.12% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 90.34% 86.18% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.08% 6.83% 8.94% -
Beta 0.42% 0.56% 0.63% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.22% 0.55% 0.63% -
Sharpe 1.07% 1.00% 0.53% -
Sortino 2.15% 2.25% 0.77% -
Treynor 0.15% 0.12% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 89.59% 90.34% 86.18% -

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 February 10, 2016
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $30
52 Week High $30.75
52 Week Low $27.20
Annual Dividend $0.68
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 International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a low beta weighted portfolio of international stocks in developed countries outside of North America. Beta measures the security's sensitivity to market movements.

Investment Strategy

ZLD utilizes a rules based methodology to build a portfolio of less market sensitive stocks from a universe of international 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 0.45%
Management Fee 0.40%

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