TORONTO, March 21, 2017 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc.
("BMO AM") today announced the March
2017 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded
Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly or quarterly. Unitholders of
record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on March 30, 2017 will receive cash distributions
payable on April 6, 2017.
Details of the per-unit distribution amounts are as follows:
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BMO ETFs with
Monthly Distributions:
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Ticker
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Cash
Distribution
per Unit
($)
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BMO Short Federal
Bond Index ETF
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ZFS
|
0.020
|
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BMO Mid Federal Bond
Index ETF
|
ZFM
|
0.028
|
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BMO Long Federal Bond
Index ETF
|
ZFL
|
0.043
|
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BMO Short Provincial
Bond Index ETF
|
ZPS
|
0.036
|
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BMO Mid Provincial
Bond Index ETF
|
ZMP
|
0.037
|
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BMO Long Provincial
Bond Index ETF
|
ZPL
|
0.044
|
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BMO Short Corporate
Bond Index ETF
|
ZCS
|
0.036
|
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BMO Mid Corporate
Bond Index ETF
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ZCM
|
0.041
|
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BMO Long Corporate
Bond Index ETF
|
ZLC
|
0.063
|
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BMO Aggregate Bond
Index ETF
|
ZAG
|
0.038
|
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BMO Discount Bond
Index ETF
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ZDB
|
0.027
|
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BMO Real Return Bond
Index ETF
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ZRR
|
0.030
|
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BMO Floating Rate
High Yield ETF
|
ZFH
|
0.060
|
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BMO High Yield US
Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF
|
ZHY
|
0.067
|
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BMO Emerging Markets
Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF
|
ZEF
|
0.065
|
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BMO Mid-Term US IG
Corporate Bond Index ETF
|
ZIC
|
0.051
|
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BMO Mid-Term US IG
Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
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ZIC.U
|
0.040
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BMO Short-Term US IG
Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF
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ZSU
|
0.028
|
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BMO Mid-Term US IG
Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF
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ZMU
|
0.041
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BMO Ultra Short-Term
Bond ETF
|
ZST
|
0.170
|
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BMO S&P/TSX Equal
Weight Banks Index ETF
|
ZEB
|
0.074
|
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BMO Equal Weight
Utilities Index ETF
|
ZUT
|
0.056
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BMO Equal Weight
REITs Index ETF
|
ZRE
|
0.088
|
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BMO Monthly Income
ETF
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ZMI
|
0.056
|
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BMO Covered Call
Canadian Banks ETF
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ZWB
|
0.078
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BMO Covered Call
Utilities ETF
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ZWU
|
0.075
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BMO Covered Call Dow
Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF
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ZWA
|
0.081
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BMO US High Dividend
Covered Call ETF
|
ZWH
|
0.095
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BMO US High Dividend
Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
|
ZWH.U
|
0.098
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BMO Canadian Dividend
ETF
|
ZDV
|
0.063
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BMO Laddered
Preferred Share Index ETF
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ZPR
|
0.040
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BMO US Dividend
Hedged to CAD ETF
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ZUD
|
0.053
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BMO US Dividend
ETF
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ZDY
|
0.070
|
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BMO US Dividend ETF
(U.S. Dollar Units)
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ZDY.U
|
0.053
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BMO International
Dividend ETF
|
ZDI
|
0.080
|
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BMO US Put Write
ETF
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ZPW
|
0.107
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BMO US Put Write ETF
(U.S. Dollar Units)
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ZPW.U
|
0.106
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BMO International
Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF
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ZDH
|
0.083
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BMO Europe High
Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF
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ZWE
|
0.120
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BMO US Put Write
Hedged to CAD ETF
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ZPH
|
0.110
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BMO Canadian High
Dividend Covered Call ETF
|
ZWC
|
0.102
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BMO US Preferred
Share Index ETF
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ZUP
|
0.105
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BMO US Preferred
Share Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
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ZUP.U
|
0.105
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BMO US Preferred
Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF
|
ZHP
|
0.105
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BMO ETFs with
Quarterly Distributions:
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BMO S&P/TSX
Capped Composite Index ETF
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ZCN
|
0.148
|
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BMO S&P 500
Hedged to CAD Index ETF
|
ZUE
|
0.148
|
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BMO Dow Jones
Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF
|
ZDJ
|
0.160
|
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BMO S&P/TSX Equal
Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF
|
ZEO
|
0.065
|
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BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged
to CAD Index ETF
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ZDM
|
0.125
|
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BMO MSCI EAFE Index
ETF
|
ZEA
|
0.100
|
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BMO MSCI Europe High
Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF
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ZEQ
|
0.100
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BMO Global
Infrastructure Index ETF
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ZGI
|
0.210
|
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BMO Equal Weight US
Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF
|
ZUB
|
0.075
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BMO Equal Weight US
Banks Index ETF
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ZBK
|
0.070
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BMO Low Volatility
Canadian Equity ETF
|
ZLB
|
0.185
|
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BMO S&P 500 Index
ETF
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ZSP
|
0.145
|
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BMO S&P 500 Index
ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
|
ZSP.U
|
0.108
|
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BMO S&P/TSX Equal
Weight Industrials Index ETF
|
ZIN
|
0.080
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BMO Low Volatility US
Equity ETF
|
ZLU
|
0.150
|
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BMO Low Volatility US
Equity ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
|
ZLU.U
|
0.115
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BMO MSCI USA High
Quality Index ETF
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ZUQ
|
0.085
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BMO MSCI All Country
World High Quality Index ETF
|
ZGQ
|
0.078
|
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BMO Low Volatility
International Equity ETF
|
ZLI
|
0.110
|
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BMO Low Volatility
International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF
|
ZLD
|
0.110
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BMO Low Volatility US
Equity Hedged to CAD ETF
|
ZLH
|
0.107
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BMO Short-Term US
Treasury Bond Index ETF
|
ZTS
|
0.160
|
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BMO Short-Term US
Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
|
ZTS.U
|
0.160
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BMO Mid-Term US
Treasury Bond Index ETF
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ZTM
|
0.220
|
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BMO Mid-Term US
Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
|
ZTM.U
|
0.220
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BMO Long-Term US
Treasury Bond Index ETF
|
ZTL
|
0.380
|
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BMO Long-Term US
Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)
|
ZTL.U
|
0.370
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*BMO ETFs are administered and managed by BMO Asset Management
Inc., which is an investment fund manager and portfolio manager and
a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.
Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated
with investments in exchange traded funds. Please read the
prospectus before investing. Exchange traded funds are not
guaranteed; their values change frequently and past performance may
not be repeated.
S&P® is a trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial
Services LLC ("S&P"). "TSX" is a trademark of TSX Inc. These
trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices
LLC and sublicensed to BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with
ZEB. ZEB is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P
Dow Jones LLC, S&P, TSX, or their respective affiliates and
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, S&P, TSX and their affiliates
make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or
investing in such ETF.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged is a product
of Dow Jones Opco, LLC
("Dow Jones Opco"), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices
LLC, and has been licensed for use.
"Dow Jones®" and Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged are service
marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones"), and has
been licensed to Dow Jones Opco and sublicensed by BMO Asset
Management Inc. in connection with ZWA. ZWA is not sponsored,
endorsed, sold, or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones, and their
respective affiliates, make no representation regarding the
advisability of trading or investing in such a product(s).
The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored,
endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with
respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such
funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more
detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO
Asset Management Inc. and any related funds.
Further information about BMO ETFs can be found
at www.bmo.com/etfs.
About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Established in
May 2009, BMO Financial Group's ETF
business is a leading ETF provider in Canada. BMO ETFs provide Canadian investors
with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio
of investment products.
About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817, and
currently marking its 200th year of operations, BMO Financial Group
is a highly diversified financial services provider based in
North America. With total assets
of $692 billion as of January 31, 2017, and more than 45,000 employees,
BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking,
wealth management and investment banking products and services to
more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three
operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth
Management and BMO Capital Markets.
Media Contacts:
Mark
Beazley, Toronto,
mark.beazley@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Valérie Doucet, Montreal,
valerie.doucet@bmo.com, (514) 877-8224
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