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BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU : TSX)

U.S. Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2022, 2016

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Close
(12-04-2025)
$58.24
Change
-$0.09 (-0.15%)
Open $58.33
Day Range $58.20 - $58.41
Volume 12,397

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 27, 2013): 13.30%

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 -1.96% 3.24% 4.66% 6.70% 6.66% 15.03% 8.42% 10.35% 11.12% 9.25% 10.30% 10.48% 9.83% 10.00%
Benchmark 3.05% 9.59% 25.45% 14.49% 22.34% 30.15% 23.77% 15.58% 18.85% 17.51% 17.07% 16.09% 16.39% 15.44%
Category Average 2.01% 20.13% 20.13% 10.14% 15.07% 24.02% 18.33% 10.24% 14.39% 13.11% 12.81% 11.81% 12.39% 11.36%
Category Rank 1,338 / 1,388 1,205 / 1,372 1,273 / 1,340 959 / 1,303 1,082 / 1,302 1,084 / 1,252 1,127 / 1,172 614 / 1,105 859 / 1,059 862 / 995 742 / 917 622 / 852 620 / 764 523 / 687
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.72% -3.62% 3.75% 3.45% 0.99% -5.94% -0.59% -0.58% 2.57% 1.52% 3.73% -1.96%
Benchmark 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.86% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.28% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 26.59% 5.74% 5.10% 8.49% 20.32% 2.16% 20.63% 7.98% -3.11% 21.22%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 4
Category Rank 32/ 640 298/ 689 753/ 767 100/ 853 757/ 925 918/ 999 767/ 1,064 5/ 1,111 1,164/ 1,173 982/ 1,259

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.59% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.11% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 96.03
International Equity 3.78
Cash and Equivalents 0.18
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Utilities 20.72
Healthcare 17.95
Consumer Goods 12.72
Financial Services 11.65
Technology 9.75
Other 27.21

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.22
Europe 2.90
Latin America 0.90

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Corning Inc 2.67
International Business Machines Corp 2.54
CBOE Global Markets Inc 2.51
Johnson & Johnson 2.36
Northrop Grumman Corp 2.21
Oracle Corp 2.08
AmerisourceBergen Corp 1.79
Newmont Corp 1.75
NortonLifeLock Inc 1.69
Akamai Technologies Inc 1.68

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 US Equity ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.36% 9.94% 10.42%
Beta 0.36% 0.42% 0.52%
Alpha 0.00% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.20% 0.31% 0.41%
Sharpe 0.49% 0.85% 0.80%
Sortino 0.88% 1.40% 1.10%
Treynor 0.13% 0.20% 0.16%
Tax Efficiency 89.82% 92.15% 91.82%
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 11.08% 9.36% 9.94% 10.42%
Beta 0.32% 0.36% 0.42% 0.52%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.17% 0.20% 0.31% 0.41%
Sharpe 0.38% 0.49% 0.85% 0.80%
Sortino 0.52% 0.88% 1.40% 1.10%
Treynor 0.13% 0.13% 0.20% 0.16%
Tax Efficiency 88.29% 89.82% 92.15% 91.82%

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 March 27, 2013
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $2,189
52 Week High $60.06
52 Week Low $52.52
Annual Dividend $1.08
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 US Equity ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a low beta weighted portfolio of U.S. stocks. Beta measures the security's sensitivity to market movements.

Investment Strategy

ZLU utilizes a rules based methodology to select the 100 least market sensitive stocks from a universe of U.S. 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 0.34%
Management Fee 0.30%

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