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BMO Conservative ETF (ZCON : TSX)

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022

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(12-04-2025)
$12.71
Change
-$0.01 (-0.08%)
Open $12.79
Day Range $12.69 - $12.80
Volume 34,272

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 15, 2019): 6.31%

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 1.32% 5.81% 10.29% 10.02% 12.00% 15.39% 11.24% 5.33% 6.02% 5.90% - - - -
Benchmark 1.00% 4.96% 8.01% 8.22% 10.41% 12.85% 10.25% 3.95% 3.02% 3.71% 4.70% 4.13% 3.92% 4.28%
Category Average 0.79% 7.28% 7.28% 7.56% 8.66% 12.11% 8.63% 3.18% 4.23% 4.00% 4.57% 3.74% 3.82% 3.88%
Category Rank 39 / 988 31 / 987 47 / 987 66 / 978 54 / 978 38 / 943 49 / 898 68 / 855 78 / 796 48 / 748 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 2.84% -1.01% 2.22% 0.52% -1.57% -1.36% 1.89% 1.66% 0.63% 1.44% 2.96% 1.32%
Benchmark 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.93% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.80% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - 9.76% 5.87% -11.36% 10.29% 11.38%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 1 1 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - 23/ 757 142/ 809 529/ 855 38/ 898 118/ 950

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.38% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.36% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 30.48
US Equity 19.90
International Equity 10.76
Canadian Corporate Bonds 10.43
Canadian Equity 10.03
Other 18.40

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 58.68
Technology 11.70
Financial Services 8.32
Consumer Services 3.10
Basic Materials 2.73
Other 15.47

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.46
Asia 5.29
Europe 5.14
Latin America 0.55
Africa and Middle East 0.42
Other 0.14

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 41.45
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 18.88
BMO US Aggregate Bond Index ETF (Hdg) (ZUAG.F) 17.60
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 10.27
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 6.81
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM) 3.52
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (ZMID) 1.00
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (ZSML) 0.47
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.01

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: H.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Conservative ETF

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.06% 7.63% -
Beta 1.07% 1.00% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.77% 0.72% -
Sharpe 0.99% 0.46% -
Sortino 2.10% 0.63% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.40% 7.06% 7.63% -
Beta 1.16% 1.07% 1.00% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% -
Rsquared 0.81% 0.77% 0.72% -
Sharpe 1.61% 0.99% 0.46% -
Sortino 3.11% 2.10% 0.63% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.07% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency - - - -

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 15, 2019
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $72
52 Week High $36.72
52 Week Low $12.16
Annual Dividend $0.74
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

Seeks to provide income and the potential for moderate long-term capital appreciation, primarily by investing in ETFs that provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

BMO Conservative ETF will employ a strategic asset allocation strategy and is expected to primarily invest in other BMO ETFs. The BMO ETF’s asset class weightings will be approximately 60% in fixed income securities and 40% in equity securities. As an alternative to or in conjunction with investing directly in ETFs, exposure may be obtained by investing directly in equity and fixed income securities, in mutual funds and/or in derivative instruments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Sadiq S. Adatia, CFA
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 0.23%
Management Fee 0.15%

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