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BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(05-01-2024)
$14.32
Change
$0.05 (0.37%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 10, 2014): 1.91%

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 0.54% -1.24% 7.00% -1.24% 1.92% -0.06% -1.70% -0.78% 0.30% 1.08% 1.02% 1.03% 1.01% 1.88%
Benchmark 0.48% -1.28% 6.84% -1.28% 1.93% -0.14% -1.50% -0.83% 0.22% 1.02% 1.12% 1.15% 1.09% 2.01%
Category Average 0.52% 6.86% 6.86% -1.11% 2.05% -0.60% -2.10% -0.66% -0.15% 0.47% 0.49% 0.61% 0.47% 1.18%
Category Rank 301 / 626 496 / 622 322 / 617 496 / 622 399 / 605 270 / 587 271 / 561 340 / 532 204 / 496 165 / 458 164 / 423 180 / 385 143 / 348 104 / 321
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.95% -1.82% -0.05% -1.15% -0.14% -2.59% 0.39% 4.33% 3.45% -1.41% -0.36% 0.54%
Benchmark 0.90% -1.62% -0.04% -1.08% -0.19% -2.62% 0.43% 4.21% 3.42% -1.36% -0.40% 0.48%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.53% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.59% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - 3.60% 1.37% 1.71% 1.18% 6.97% 9.30% -2.66% -11.95% 6.59%
Benchmark 9.10% 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38%
Category Average 7.06% 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16%
Quartile Ranking - 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 2
Category Rank - 30/ 344 254/ 376 262/ 421 118/ 447 142/ 493 118/ 523 291/ 554 317/ 583 278/ 599

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

9.30% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 75.59
Canadian Corporate Bonds 23.53
Cash and Equivalents 0.37
Mortgages 0.19
Foreign Government Bonds 0.17
Other 0.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.62
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.38
Financial Services 0.01
Other -0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Dec-2030 9.21
Canada Government 0.50% 01-Sep-2025 4.55
Ontario Province 2.65% 02-Dec-2050 3.65
Canada Housing Trust No 1 1.90% 15-Mar-2031 2.86
Quebec Province 1.50% 01-Sep-2031 2.71
Canada Housing Trust No 1 0.95% 15-Jun-2025 2.42
Ontario Province 2.05% 02-Jun-2030 1.98
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Dec-2031 1.91
Quebec Province 1.90% 01-Sep-2030 1.56
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2048 1.50

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: H.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.19% 6.44% 5.29%
Beta 1.08% 1.03% 1.01%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.98% 0.98%
Sharpe -0.57% -0.22% 0.12%
Sortino -0.81% -0.52% -0.26%
Treynor -0.04% -0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.02% 7.19% 6.44% 5.29%
Beta 1.02% 1.08% 1.03% 1.01%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 1.00% 0.99% 0.98% 0.98%
Sharpe -0.37% -0.57% -0.22% 0.12%
Sortino -0.21% -0.81% -0.52% -0.26%
Treynor -0.03% -0.04% -0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 47.88% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date February 10, 2014
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $841

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

BMO Discount Bond Index ETF has been designed to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of the FTSE TMX Canada Universe Discount Bond Index™, net of expenses.

Investment Strategy

ZDB invests in a variety of debt securities primarily with a term to maturity greater than one year. The Fund invests in bonds with 3-month trailing price of $100.50 or lower. Securities held in the Index are a broad measure of the Canadian investment-grade fixed income market consisting of Federal, Provincial and Corporate bonds.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Robert Bechard 02-10-2014

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Asset Management Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.10%
Management Fee 0.09%
Load -
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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