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BMO US Dividend ETF (ZDY : TSX)

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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2018, 2017, 2016

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Close
(12-04-2025)
$50.87
Change
$0.02 (0.04%)
Open $50.97
Day Range $50.75 - $50.97
Volume 7,514

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 27, 2013): 13.21%

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 1.37% 7.96% 17.34% 10.35% 13.68% 21.64% 14.17% 12.37% 15.23% 10.33% 10.29% 10.11% 10.09% 10.91%
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 0.87% 15.05% 15.05% 9.25% 11.67% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 58 / 225 42 / 222 58 / 219 58 / 218 67 / 212 70 / 204 89 / 192 49 / 190 67 / 186 122 / 182 118 / 180 84 / 165 74 / 136 33 / 113
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.03% -1.92% 4.63% 1.33% -3.92% -7.67% 2.64% 3.71% 2.10% 2.10% 4.31% 1.37%
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

9.71% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.74% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 17.67% 20.18% 6.71% 3.95% 16.97% -5.19% 23.04% 2.27% 4.68% 25.89%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 4 2
Category Rank 16/ 99 2/ 114 91/ 137 33/ 165 148/ 180 181/ 186 94/ 188 20/ 191 155/ 192 77/ 204

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.89% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-5.19% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.86
International Equity 3.81
Cash and Equivalents 0.34

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 25.79
Healthcare 18.05
Financial Services 14.27
Consumer Services 7.69
Consumer Goods 7.23
Other 26.97

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.20
Europe 3.80

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Oracle Corp 3.66
Broadcom Inc 3.57
Apple Inc 3.06
Johnson & Johnson 2.73
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.63
Abbvie Inc 2.63
International Business Machines Corp 2.62
Cisco Systems Inc 2.56
Microsoft Corp 2.54
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.45

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 US Dividend ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.49% 11.48% 12.04%
Beta 0.73% 0.72% 0.81%
Alpha -0.02% 0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.66% 0.71% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.94% 1.07% 0.77%
Sortino 1.60% 1.81% 1.00%
Treynor 0.14% 0.17% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 93.48% 93.15% 89.77%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 13.25% 10.49% 11.48% 12.04%
Beta 0.82% 0.73% 0.72% 0.81%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% 0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.66% 0.71% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.82% 0.94% 1.07% 0.77%
Sortino 1.16% 1.60% 1.81% 1.00%
Treynor 0.13% 0.14% 0.17% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 94.32% 93.48% 93.15% 89.77%

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 Monthly
Assets ($mil) $693
52 Week High $51.06
52 Week Low $40.51
Annual Dividend $0.87
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 US Dividend ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a yield weighted portfolio of U.S. dividend paying stocks.

Investment Strategy

ZDY utilizes a rules based methodology that considers the three year dividend growth rate, yield, and payout ratio to invest in U.S. equities. Securities will also be subject to a liquidity screen process. 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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