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BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (ZLB : TSX)

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Canadian Equity

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(04-18-2024) 		$42.32
Change
$0.07 (0.17%)
Open $42.29
Day Range $42.10 - $42.42
Volume 48,750

As at March 31, 2024

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BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 20, 2011): 11.71%

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 1.37% 3.99% 12.83% 3.99% 6.43% 4.77% 9.07% 13.99% 9.05% 9.49% 8.58% 8.75% 8.16% 10.11%
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 2.98% 13.93% 13.93% 6.16% 12.04% 3.60% 8.38% 15.41% 8.69% 8.07% 6.99% 7.91% 6.36% 6.41%
Category Rank 674 / 725 692 / 724 594 / 714 692 / 724 665 / 701 215 / 671 266 / 598 456 / 557 289 / 539 136 / 474 93 / 448 174 / 399 68 / 365 27 / 332
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.85% -4.01% 1.37% -0.50% -2.37% -2.98% -0.78% 5.25% 3.91% 0.93% 1.64% 1.37%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.30% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.36% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 28.54% 2.67% 13.04% 11.09% -2.78% 21.83% 1.62% 22.88% -0.37% 9.39%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 1 3
Category Rank 1/ 330 6/ 362 316/ 389 24/ 445 22/ 471 176/ 518 340/ 554 360/ 589 80/ 656 453/ 694

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.54% (2014)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-2.78% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 90.43
Income Trust Units 8.88
Cash and Equivalents 0.68
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Services 22.99
Financial Services 21.10
Utilities 12.35
Real Estate 9.93
Basic Materials 9.55
Other 24.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.63
Latin America 1.37

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Loblaw Cos Ltd 4.43
Metro Inc 3.95
Waste Connections Inc 3.63
Hydro One Ltd 3.49
Thomson Reuters Corp 3.27
Empire Co Ltd Cl A 2.97
TMX Group Ltd 2.91
Intact Financial Corp 2.84
Fortis Inc 2.79
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 2.71

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.81% 12.51% 10.27%
Beta 0.65% 0.71% 0.67%
Alpha 0.03% 0.02% 0.05%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.79% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.67% 0.60% 0.86%
Sortino 1.04% 0.75% 1.08%
Treynor 0.10% 0.11% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 87.94% 87.81% 89.08%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 9.68% 9.81% 12.51% 10.27%
Beta 0.69% 0.65% 0.71% 0.67%
Alpha -0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.05%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.78% 0.79% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.20% 0.67% 0.60% 0.86%
Sortino 0.60% 1.04% 0.75% 1.08%
Treynor 0.03% 0.10% 0.11% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 83.16% 87.94% 87.81% 89.08%

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 October 20, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $44.00
52 Week Low $38.13
Annual Dividend $1.12
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 Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a low beta weighted portfolio of Canadian stocks. Beta measures the security's sensitivity to market movements.

Investment Strategy

ZLB utilizes a rules based methodology to select the least market sensitive stocks based on five year beta. The 40 lowest beta stocks from the 100 largest and most liquid securities in Canada are selected. The underlying portfolio is rebalanced in June and reconstituted in December.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BMO Asset Management Inc. 10-20-2011

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Asset Management Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fees

MER 0.40%
Management Fee 0.35%

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