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BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund - ETF Series (ZGSB : TSX)

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Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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(12-09-2025) 		$27.97
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open $27.93
Day Range $27.93 - $27.98
Volume 700

As at August 31, 2026

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BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund - ETF Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 23, 2018): 3.03%

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 0.54% -0.56% -0.13% 0.98% 3.12% 3.57% 6.67% 5.55% 1.14% 2.11% 2.34% 3.15% - -
Benchmark -0.66% -0.14% -0.31% 1.01% 2.26% 4.68% 5.92% 5.83% 1.31% 0.91% 1.37% 2.47% 2.51% 2.06%
Category Average 0.25% -0.88% -0.88% 0.30% 2.03% 3.09% 4.70% - - - - - - -
Category Rank 23 / 298 205 / 298 106 / 297 102 / 293 81 / 291 128 / 262 51 / 259 76 / 251 148 / 233 116 / 218 105 / 201 77 / 184 - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.31% 1.06% 0.32% -0.59% 0.72% 0.39% -2.03% 1.78% 0.73% 0.14% -1.24% 0.54%
Benchmark 2.27% 0.61% -0.13% -1.47% -0.26% 1.58% -0.69% -1.08% 1.62% 2.52% -1.95% -0.66%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.63% (January 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - 12.35% 5.52% 1.64% -15.52% 10.28% 6.74% 6.15%
Benchmark 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76% 4.31%
Category Average - - - - - - - - 3.89% 5.80%
Quartile Ranking - - - 1 2 2 4 1 2 2
Category Rank - - - 14/ 193 89/ 214 87/ 225 230/ 233 16/ 251 90/ 260 77/ 277

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.35% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.52% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 65.47
US Equity 23.35
Cash and Equivalents 9.95
Foreign Government Bonds 1.22
International Equity 0.00
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 66.69
Real Estate 18.73
Cash and Cash Equivalent 9.96
Other 4.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.78
Latin America 1.22

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
INCORA TOP HOLDCO LLC 6 31JA 6.00% 31-Jan-2033 40.42
Uniti Group Inc 18.73
INCORA INTERMEDIATE II SR SECURED 144A 1.00% 31-Jan-2030 14.97
UNITI GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 11 11.00% 31-Dec-2099 10.08
USD Currency 6.73
NEIMAN MARCUS USD 4.63
REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA SR UNSECURED REGS 8.25% 13-Oct-2024 3.21
Venezuela Government 9.25% 15-Sep-2027 1.22
Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC 8.50% 10-May-2026 0.02
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS SR UNSECURED 1.00% 25-May-2049 0.01

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund - ETF Series

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.21% 7.17% -
Beta 0.61% 0.78% -
Alpha 0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.31% 0.43% -
Sharpe 0.62% -0.23% -
Sortino 1.23% -0.30% -
Treynor 0.05% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 72.76% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.74% 5.21% 7.17% -
Beta 0.30% 0.61% 0.78% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.17% 0.31% 0.43% -
Sharpe 0.24% 0.62% -0.23% -
Sortino 0.05% 1.23% -0.30% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.05% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 44.20% 72.76% - -

Fund Details

Start Date May 23, 2018
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $176
52 Week High $28.01
52 Week Low $25.84
Annual Dividend $0.30
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

This fund’s objective is to provide a fixed monthly distribution and capital appreciation potential by investing primarily in debt instruments issued by governments and corporations from around the world.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests primarily in a diversified pool of fixed-income securities, such as bonds and debentures issued by governments and corporations or obtains exposure to such securities; seeks the best potential investments for the portfolio by analyzing the credit ratings of various issuers and using quantitative and other research.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Earl Davis
  • Gordon Rumble
  • Vishang Chawla
  • Andrew Osterback
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.
Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

BMO Investments Inc.
Distributor

BMO Investments Inc.

Fees

MER 0.81%
Management Fee 0.73%

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