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BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF (ZFL : TSX)

Cdn Long Term Fixed Inc

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Close
(12-12-2025)
$11.96
Change
-$0.08 (-0.66%)
Open $11.97
Day Range $11.95 - $12.00
Volume 47,214

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 19, 2010): 2.11%

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 0.19% 4.86% 0.05% -0.88% -4.31% 1.85% -0.16% -4.72% -6.11% -3.65% -1.08% -1.06% -0.84% -0.43%
Benchmark 0.41% 5.38% 2.44% 2.18% -0.07% 4.73% 3.05% -2.21% -3.33% -1.46% 1.08% 0.76% 1.27% 1.72%
Category Average 0.43% 1.87% 1.87% 1.10% -1.82% 3.66% 1.83% -3.20% -4.32% -2.42% 0.13% -0.26% 0.23% 0.67%
Category Rank 18 / 24 16 / 24 20 / 24 19 / 23 19 / 23 16 / 20 15 / 18 15 / 18 15 / 18 15 / 17 13 / 16 10 / 13 9 / 12 9 / 12
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -3.46% 1.80% 2.38% -1.57% -2.68% -0.77% -1.18% -2.83% -0.64% 3.69% 0.94% 0.19%
Benchmark -2.21% 1.28% 1.84% -1.34% -2.27% 0.31% -0.42% -1.88% -0.51% 3.48% 1.41% 0.41%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.89% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.52% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.04% -1.15% 2.58% 3.23% 8.12% 12.93% -7.37% -24.14% 7.42% -2.04%
Benchmark 4.02% 2.23% 7.03% 0.15% 12.68% 11.67% -4.70% -21.48% 8.81% 1.23%
Category Average 2.14% 1.40% 5.39% -0.88% 11.59% 10.99% -5.70% -22.75% 8.49% 0.03%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 3/ 12 9/ 12 9/ 12 2/ 13 13/ 16 4/ 17 16/ 18 14/ 18 14/ 18 16/ 20

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.93% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.14% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 97.31
Canadian Corporate Bonds 2.68
Cash and Equivalents 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.98
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.02

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2035 19.05
Canada Government 2.00% 01-Dec-2051 14.84
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 14.54
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Dec-2057 13.60
Canada Government 1.75% 01-Dec-2053 11.76
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2048 4.51
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Jun-2041 4.40
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Dec-2045 4.22
Canada Government 5.00% 01-Jun-2037 3.01
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2064 2.71

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Long Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.42% 13.00% 11.02%
Beta 1.19% 1.15% 1.04%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.97% 0.90%
Sharpe -0.27% -0.63% -0.15%
Sortino -0.28% -0.83% -0.34%
Treynor -0.03% -0.07% -0.02%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.68% 12.42% 13.00% 11.02%
Beta 1.21% 1.19% 1.15% 1.04%
Alpha -0.04% -0.04% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.98% 0.97% 0.90%
Sharpe -0.89% -0.27% -0.63% -0.15%
Sortino -1.14% -0.28% -0.83% -0.34%
Treynor -0.06% -0.03% -0.07% -0.02%
Tax Efficiency - - - -

Fund Details

Start Date May 19, 2010
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,321
52 Week High $13.70
52 Week Low $11.84
Annual Dividend $0.38
Annual Yield -
Index FTSE TMX Canada Long Term Federal Bond 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

The BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF has been designed to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of the FTSE TMX Canada Long Term Federal Bond Index, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

ZFL invests in a variety of debt securities primarily with a term to maturity greater than ten years. Securities held in the Index are generally issued or guaranteed by the Government of Canada, by various agencies of the Government of Canada, and by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the Government of Canada.

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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