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BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (ZSML : TSX)

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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(12-04-2025)
$45.08
Change
-$0.09 (-0.20%)
Open $45.31
Day Range $45.31 - $45.31
Volume 156

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 05, 2020): 8.39%

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 -0.13% 8.33% 20.17% 0.51% 5.81% 17.26% 8.77% 5.59% 12.77% - - - - -
Benchmark 0.93% 5.62% 19.38% 6.20% 11.37% 22.43% 14.03% 7.70% 13.14% 10.96% 10.70% 9.85% 10.82% 10.24%
Category Average -0.64% 13.71% 13.71% 1.15% 3.98% 14.92% 8.23% 2.17% 8.74% 6.08% 5.58% 5.04% 6.40% 5.96%
Category Rank 142 / 310 66 / 305 67 / 304 133 / 302 96 / 297 71 / 273 105 / 263 30 / 247 20 / 245 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 11.49% -5.57% 4.04% -6.16% -6.67% -8.21% 4.71% 3.18% 2.68% 6.05% 2.28% -0.13%
Benchmark 10.22% -4.86% 5.64% -5.13% -6.25% -5.32% 5.58% 3.68% 3.25% 2.29% 2.31% 0.93%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.08% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.58% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 25.28% -10.61% 13.02% 17.38%
Benchmark 11.76% 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76% 24.39%
Category Average 6.25% 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64% 13.19%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 2 1 2 2
Category Rank - - - - - - 77/ 245 27/ 251 92/ 269 78/ 273

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.28% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.61% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 97.71
International Equity 2.18
Cash and Equivalents 0.11

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 15.73
Technology 15.34
Real Estate 13.64
Healthcare 10.62
Industrial Goods 9.22
Other 35.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.82
Latin America 1.14
Europe 0.74
Africa and Middle East 0.15
Asia 0.15

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
SanDisk Corp 1.88
Sterling Construction Co Inc 0.78
SPX Technologies Inc 0.75
Lumen Technologies Inc 0.66
InterDigital Inc 0.63
BorgWarner Inc 0.63
Hecla Mining Co 0.58
Dycom Industries Inc 0.56
Armstrong World Industries Inc 0.56
Qorvo Inc 0.54

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 18.52% 18.67% -
Beta 1.08% 1.05% -
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.88% 0.87% -
Sharpe 0.33% 0.59% -
Sortino 0.62% 1.01% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 93.01% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 21.03% 18.52% 18.67% -
Beta 1.11% 1.08% 1.05% -
Alpha -0.06% -0.05% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.88% 0.87% -
Sharpe 0.23% 0.33% 0.59% -
Sortino 0.34% 0.62% 1.01% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.06% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 91.18% 93.01% - -

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 05, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $96
52 Week High $47.60
52 Week Low $33.82
Annual Dividend $0.54
Annual Yield -
Index S&P SmallCap 600 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 S&P US Small Cap Index ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of a U.S. equity index, net of expenses. Currently, BMO S&P Mid Cap Index ETF seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. The Hedged Units of BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF will also invest in or use derivative instruments to seek to hedge U.S. currency exposure.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF is currently to invest in and hold the constituent securities of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index in the same proportion as they are reflected in the Index. The Manager may also use a sampling methodology in selecting investments for BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF to obtain exposure to the performance of the Index.

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 0.23%
Management Fee 0.20%

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