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BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF (ZLH : TSX)

U.S. Equity

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Close
(03-13-2026)
$39.03
Change
$0.07 (0.18%)
Open $39.36
Day Range $39.07 - $39.36
Volume 575

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 10, 2016): 9.64%

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 7.02% 9.45% 12.69% 11.40% 14.87% 15.39% 11.24% 8.39% 10.86% 10.05% 9.69% 9.79% 9.09% 9.32%
Benchmark -0.17% -1.69% 6.34% 0.21% 10.54% 18.01% 21.90% 15.70% 15.86% 17.18% 16.18% 15.07% 14.83% 15.59%
Category Average -0.35% 4.26% 4.26% 0.30% 7.44% 12.83% 16.76% 11.26% 11.24% 13.14% 12.13% 11.07% 11.09% 11.92%
Category Rank 17 / 1,402 37 / 1,393 95 / 1,369 28 / 1,396 101 / 1,304 381 / 1,255 1,055 / 1,183 936 / 1,115 644 / 1,076 876 / 1,014 799 / 948 648 / 864 646 / 790 612 / 697
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.41% -2.19% -0.28% 0.05% 0.75% 2.24% 2.33% -2.83% 3.56% -1.75% 4.09% 7.02%
Benchmark -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.64% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.52% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 11.78% -1.30% 24.96% 2.75% 20.94% 0.48% -1.97% 11.04% 9.84%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking - 3 3 2 4 3 1 4 4 2
Category Rank - 513/ 767 507/ 852 399/ 924 883/ 995 745/ 1,060 92/ 1,105 1,142/ 1,160 1,215/ 1,246 518/ 1,290

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.96% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-1.97% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.49
International Equity 2.93
Cash and Equivalents 1.59

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Utilities 19.48
Healthcare 18.05
Consumer Goods 12.68
Financial Services 10.99
Industrial Goods 10.22
Other 28.58

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.08
Europe 2.25
Latin America 0.67

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU) 98.91
CAD Currency Forward 0.96
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.14
USD Currency Forward -0.01

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.68% 12.18% 12.14%
Beta 0.27% 0.49% 0.60%
Alpha 0.06% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.08% 0.28% 0.39%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.68% 0.64%
Sortino 1.20% 1.10% 0.84%
Treynor 0.28% 0.17% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 92.33% 91.94% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.93% 10.68% 12.18% 12.14%
Beta 0.00% 0.27% 0.49% 0.60%
Alpha 0.14% 0.06% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.00% 0.08% 0.28% 0.39%
Sharpe 1.20% 0.70% 0.68% 0.64%
Sortino 2.56% 1.20% 1.10% 0.84%
Treynor -25.09% 0.28% 0.17% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 94.91% 92.33% 91.94% -

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 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) $103
52 Week High $40.69
52 Week Low $32.85
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 US Equity Hedged to CAD 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

ZLH 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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