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BMO Balanced ESG ETF (ZESG : TSX)

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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Close
(07-11-2025)
$39.17
Change
-$0.16 (-0.41%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 56

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

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BMO Balanced ESG ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 16, 2020): 7.41%

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 2.02% 4.28% 3.67% 3.67% 12.35% 13.48% 13.07% 6.52% 8.15% - - - - -
Benchmark 2.53% 2.76% 3.35% 3.35% 12.62% 13.35% 12.58% 5.72% 6.67% 6.88% 6.64% 6.83% 7.12% 7.01%
Category Average 1.86% 3.65% 3.65% 3.65% 10.26% 10.24% 9.45% 4.12% 6.33% 5.50% 5.32% 5.21% 5.52% 4.98%
Category Rank 712 / 1,812 133 / 1,767 812 / 1,765 812 / 1,765 353 / 1,745 153 / 1,678 73 / 1,618 186 / 1,475 234 / 1,349 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.53% 0.47% 2.25% -0.27% 4.35% -1.13% 2.66% -0.30% -2.87% -1.50% 3.78% 2.02%
Benchmark 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.96% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.25% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 12.81% -13.29% 15.13% 16.57%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 1 4 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 224/ 1,409 1,258/ 1,551 41/ 1,657 202/ 1,710

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.57% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.29% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 32.44
Canadian Government Bonds 24.07
Canadian Equity 14.96
International Equity 13.05
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.79
Other 5.69

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 38.62
Technology 18.37
Financial Services 12.64
Healthcare 4.63
Consumer Goods 4.60
Other 21.14

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 86.77
Europe 9.15
Asia 3.82
Latin America 0.18
Africa and Middle East 0.01
Other 0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO MSCI USA Selection Equity Index ETF (ESGY) 33.82
BMO Government Bond Index ETF (ZGB) 24.45
BMO MSCI Canada Selection Equity Idx ETF (ESGA) 15.02
BMO MSCI EAFE Selection Equity Index ETF (ESGE) 11.82
BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF (ESGB) 9.76
BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hgd C$ Index ETF (ESGF) 4.95
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.18

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Balanced ESG ETF

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.40% 9.50% -
Beta 1.14% 1.12% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.93% 0.61% -
Sortino 1.93% 0.88% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 93.01% - -
Volatility 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 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.82% 9.40% 9.50% -
Beta 1.09% 1.14% 1.12% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.86% 0.92% 0.89% -
Sharpe 1.10% 0.93% 0.61% -
Sortino 2.29% 1.93% 0.88% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 93.50% 93.01% - -

Fund Details

Start Date January 16, 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) -
52 Week High $39.37
52 Week Low $34.81
Annual Dividend $0.72
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 Balanced ESG seeks to provide a balance of income and potential for long-term capital appreciation, primarily by investing in ETFs that provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global equity and fixed income securities with ESG ratings higher than their peers.

Investment Strategy

BMO Balanced ESG 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 equity securities and 40% in fixed income securities. The Underlying Funds will be selected based on ESG ratings assigned by MSCI ESG Research LLC (“MSCI ESG”).

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 0.20%
Management Fee 0.18%

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