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BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (ZLB : TSX)

Canadian Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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Close
(07-18-2025)
$53.66
Change
$0.12 (0.22%)
Open $53.59
Day Range $53.49 - $53.69
Volume 80,990

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 20, 2011): 12.49%

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 1.18% 7.67% 13.79% 13.79% 25.20% 15.85% 14.27% 11.19% 14.73% 10.93% 11.06% 10.44% 10.41% 10.06%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 9.10% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.48% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 710 / 754 548 / 749 30 / 744 30 / 744 199 / 729 448 / 706 381 / 685 121 / 606 251 / 575 265 / 544 82 / 496 124 / 467 132 / 435 53 / 392
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 6.48% 1.99% 3.15% -1.30% 2.25% -2.68% 1.53% 2.93% 1.14% 2.94% 3.38% 1.18%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.30% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.36% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.67% 13.04% 11.09% -2.78% 21.83% 1.62% 22.88% -0.37% 9.39% 15.34%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 4
Category Rank 6/ 383 342/ 411 24/ 454 22/ 480 177/ 526 343/ 552 377/ 587 79/ 655 450/ 692 632/ 719

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.88% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-2.78% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 92.46
Income Trust Units 6.82
Cash and Equivalents 0.73

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Services 24.12
Financial Services 23.09
Utilities 14.84
Telecommunications 9.14
Real Estate 7.42
Other 21.39

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.64
Latin America 1.37

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Empire Co Ltd Cl A 4.36
Loblaw Cos Ltd 4.00
Metro Inc 3.69
Fortis Inc 3.42
Hydro One Ltd 3.37
Quebecor Inc Cl B 3.18
TMX Group Ltd 3.03
Emera Inc 3.01
Thomson Reuters Corp 2.94
Waste Connections Inc 2.80

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 9.22% 10.23% 10.39%
Beta 0.62% 0.67% 0.68%
Alpha 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.70% 0.72%
Sharpe 1.07% 1.16% 0.81%
Sortino 2.15% 2.19% 1.06%
Treynor 0.16% 0.18% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 92.73% 92.56% 89.94%
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 8.05% 9.22% 10.23% 10.39%
Beta 0.49% 0.62% 0.67% 0.68%
Alpha 0.11% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.72% 0.70% 0.72%
Sharpe 2.44% 1.07% 1.16% 0.81%
Sortino 6.02% 2.15% 2.19% 1.06%
Treynor 0.40% 0.16% 0.18% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 95.94% 92.73% 92.56% 89.94%

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) $4,968
52 Week High $53.83
52 Week Low $44.70
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 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 0.40%
Management Fee 0.35%

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