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BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF (ZLD : TSX)

International Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019

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Close
(03-13-2026)
$30.71
Change
$0.03 (0.10%)
Open $30.64
Day Range $30.64 - $30.64
Volume 371

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 10, 2016): 7.79%

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 7.60% 7.61% 8.77% 8.18% 11.87% 13.34% 12.18% 9.48% 9.45% 7.52% 6.73% 7.23% 7.29% 7.42%
Benchmark 6.62% 14.00% 21.19% 12.55% 34.13% 23.66% 20.28% 15.38% 12.24% 13.37% 11.48% 9.41% 10.22% 10.62%
Category Average 4.31% 12.16% 12.16% 7.35% 18.36% 15.97% 14.63% 10.87% 8.49% 9.94% 8.75% 7.03% 7.92% 8.33%
Category Rank 10 / 865 436 / 857 616 / 820 374 / 862 567 / 788 516 / 757 531 / 721 490 / 701 282 / 678 559 / 644 512 / 607 325 / 540 340 / 476 323 / 423
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -0.70% 3.04% 2.14% -1.37% -1.43% 1.24% -0.79% 1.03% 0.83% -0.52% 0.54% 7.60%
Benchmark -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29% 5.56% 6.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.46% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.76% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 12.61% 1.07% 16.88% -5.53% 12.64% -7.68% 12.61% 11.06% 9.29%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking - 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 3 4
Category Rank - 397/ 471 4/ 531 334/ 592 620/ 641 136/ 671 193/ 693 471/ 718 485/ 753 645/ 784

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.88% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.15
Income Trust Units 1.79
Cash and Equivalents 1.05
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 15.20
Industrial Services 12.87
Consumer Goods 12.40
Telecommunications 11.45
Healthcare 11.42
Other 36.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 66.35
Asia 30.91
Africa and Middle East 1.77
North America 0.95
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Low Volatility International Equ ETF (ZLI) 99.54
CAD Currency Forward 0.29
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.16
AUD Currency Forward 0.01
EURO CURRENCY 0.00
CHF Currency Forward 0.00
SEK Currency Forward 0.00
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 0.00
EUR Currency Forward 0.00
DKK Currency Forward 0.00

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.66% 9.39% 10.04%
Beta 0.60% 0.64% 0.69%
Alpha 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.52% 0.63% 0.66%
Sharpe 1.05% 0.71% 0.58%
Sortino 2.58% 1.14% 0.68%
Treynor 0.13% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 91.66% 89.49% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 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 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.69% 7.66% 9.39% 10.04%
Beta 0.62% 0.60% 0.64% 0.69%
Alpha -0.07% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.32% 0.52% 0.63% 0.66%
Sharpe 1.05% 1.05% 0.71% 0.58%
Sortino 3.03% 2.58% 1.14% 0.68%
Treynor 0.15% 0.13% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 92.17% 91.66% 89.49% -

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 February 10, 2016
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $36
52 Week High $32.05
52 Week Low $27.20
Annual Dividend $0.68
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 International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a low beta weighted portfolio of international stocks in developed countries outside of North America. Beta measures the security's sensitivity to market movements.

Investment Strategy

ZLD utilizes a rules based methodology to build a portfolio of less market sensitive stocks from a universe of international large cap stocks. 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 0.45%
Management Fee 0.40%

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