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BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF (ESGF : TSX)

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Global Corp Fixed Income

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(12-04-2025) 		$24.36
Change
-$0.06 (-0.25%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 0

As at October 31, 2025

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BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 15, 2020): -0.03%

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 0.20% 2.38% 3.71% 5.53% 4.56% 8.16% 5.89% -1.23% -0.93% - - - - -
Benchmark 0.66% 3.92% 5.93% 6.73% 8.55% 10.97% 9.69% 3.27% 1.47% 2.52% 3.81% 3.17% 2.93% 3.43%
Category Average 0.39% 3.71% 3.71% 4.91% 5.64% 8.91% 6.84% 1.75% 2.05% 2.41% 3.21% - - -
Category Rank 184 / 218 68 / 218 118 / 206 48 / 204 161 / 204 107 / 151 108 / 149 127 / 131 116 / 117 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 1 4 3 3 4 4 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 1.39% -2.28% 0.44% 1.94% -0.50% -0.12% -0.18% 1.62% -0.14% 0.79% 1.37% 0.20%
Benchmark 1.01% 0.69% 1.35% 1.09% 0.51% -2.16% -0.29% 1.53% 0.68% 0.72% 2.50% 0.66%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.17% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.59% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - -2.44% -16.21% 7.46% 0.35%
Benchmark 15.41% 0.66% 2.08% 5.22% 5.81% 8.39% -3.78% -10.63% 6.54% 10.41%
Category Average - - - - 9.03% 6.89% 0.56% -10.54% 7.62% 5.63%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 4 4 3 4
Category Rank - - - - - - 113/ 118 119/ 132 79/ 149 150/ 151

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.46% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.21% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 98.40
US Equity 1.03
Cash and Equivalents 0.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.40
Financial Services 1.03
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.57

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.89
Other 0.11

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.80% 24-May-2031 1.00
Deutsche Bank AG 2.31% 16-Nov-2026 0.81
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 3.30% 30-Oct-2031 0.76
US DOLLAR 0.65
America Movil SAB de CV 6.13% 30-Mar-2040 0.59
CVS Health Corp 5.05% 25-Sep-2047 0.54
Intl Business Machines Corp 3.50% 15-May-2029 0.54
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SUBORDINATED 6.75% 01-Oct-2037 0.54
AT&T Inc 3.50% 15-Mar-2053 0.53
CVS Health Corp 4.30% 25-Dec-2027 0.50

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

Median

Other - Global Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.68% 8.02% -
Beta 0.98% 0.89% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.47% 0.50% -
Sharpe 0.27% -0.41% -
Sortino 0.66% -0.58% -
Treynor 0.02% -0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 71.96% - -
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 4.03% 7.68% 8.02% -
Beta 0.43% 0.98% 0.89% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.03% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.17% 0.47% 0.50% -
Sharpe 0.43% 0.27% -0.41% -
Sortino 0.56% 0.66% -0.58% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.02% -0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 64.23% 71.96% - -

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 January 15, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $26
52 Week High $24.75
52 Week Low $22.75
Annual Dividend $0.98
Annual Yield -
Index Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US Corporate Sustainability SRI 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 ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of an ESG-focused US corporate bond index, net of expenses. Currently, BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF seeks to replicate the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US Corporate Sustainability SRI Index.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF is currently to invest in and hold the constituent securities of the Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate Sustainability SRI Index in the same proportion as they are reflected in the Index and use derivative instruments to hedge back to the Canadian dollar.

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 0.23%
Management Fee 0.20%

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