BMO Asset Management Inc. Announces Cash Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. (BMO AM) today announced the December 2017 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly, quarterly or annually. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on December 28, 2017, will receive cash distributions payable on January 5, 2018.

Details of the per-unit distribution amounts are as follows:

BMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions:

Ticker

Cash
Distribution
per Unit ($)

BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF

ZFS

0.018

BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF

ZFM

0.027

BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF

ZFL

0.047

BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF

ZPS

0.036

BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF

ZMP

0.035

BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF

ZPL

0.044

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZCS

0.035

BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZCM

0.041

BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZLC

0.062

BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

ZAG

0.038

BMO Discount Bond Index ETF

ZDB

0.027

BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF

ZRR

0.030

BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF

ZFH

0.058

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZHY

0.120

BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZEF

0.062

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZIC

0.050

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZIC.U

0.050

BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZSU

0.033

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZMU

0.041

BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

ZST

0.170

BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF

ZEB

0.077

BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF

ZUT

0.054

BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF

ZRE

0.088

BMO Monthly Income ETF

ZMI

0.058

BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF

ZWB

0.078

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF

ZWU

0.070

BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF

ZWA

0.080

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF

ZWH

0.090

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZWH.U

0.098

BMO Canadian Dividend ETF

ZDV

0.063

BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF

ZPR

0.041

BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

ZUD

0.070

BMO US Dividend ETF

ZDY

0.075

BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZDY.U

0.075

BMO International Dividend ETF

ZDI

0.080

BMO US Put Write ETF

ZPW

0.095

BMO US Put Write ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZPW.U

0.095

BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF

ZDH

0.090

BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF

ZWE

0.120

BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF

ZPH

0.118

BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF

ZWC

0.100

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF

ZUP

0.102

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZUP.U

0.105

BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZHP

0.105

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF

ZJK

0.088

 

BMO ETFs with Quarterly Distributions:

 



BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF

ZCN

0.148

BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZUE

0.205

BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZDJ

0.165

BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF

ZEO

0.068

BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZDM

0.150

BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF

ZEA

0.130

BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZEQ

0.120

BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF

ZGI

0.250

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZUB

0.090

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF

ZBK

0.080

BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF

ZLB

0.200

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF

ZSP

0.170

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZSP.U

0.135

BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF

ZIN

0.110

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF

ZLU

0.175

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZLU.U

0.135

BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF

ZUQ

0.125

BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF

ZGQ

0.100

BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF

ZLI

0.185

BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

ZLD

0.180

BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

ZLH

0.140

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

ZTS

0.150

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZTS.U

0.150

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

ZTM

0.200

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZTM.U

0.200

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF

ZTL

0.320

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)

ZTL.U

0.320

BMO Global Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF

BANK

0.140

BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index ETF

DISC

0.095

BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF

STPL

0.090

BMO Global Insurance Hedged to CAD Index ETF

INSR

0.100

BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF

ZVC

0.110

BMO MSCI EAFE Value Index ETF

ZVI

0.160

BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF

ZVU

0.130

BMO Shiller Select US Index ETF

ZEUS

0.130

 

BMO ETFs with Annual Distributions:

 



BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF

ZEM

0.365

BMO China Equity Index ETF

ZCH

0.145

BMO India Equity Index ETF

ZID

0.093

BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZQQ

0.277

BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZUH

0.176

BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF

ZMT

0.160

BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF

ZGD

0.000

BMO Junior Gold Index ETF

ZJG

0.000

BMO Junior Oil Index ETF

ZJO

0.052

BMO Junior Gas Index ETF

ZJN

0.368

BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity ETF

ZLE

0.310

 

*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® and S&P500® 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 ZCN, ZUE, ZSP, and ZSP.U. These ETFs are 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 ETFs.

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 and ZDJ. ZWA and ZDJ 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 exchange traded 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.

Nasdaq®, OMX®, NASDAQ OMX®, Nasdaq-100®, and Nasdaq-100 Index®, are registered trademarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the "Corporations") and are licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. The BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability and is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO The BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF.

Shiller Barclays CAPE® US Single Stock Index is the intellectual property of Barclays Bank PLC and has been licensed for use in connection with BMO Shiller Select US Index ETF (ZEUS). ZEUS is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Barclays Bank PLC or any of its affiliates. Neither Barclays Bank PLC nor any of its affiliates makes any representations or warranties to holders of the ZEUS or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the ZEUS.

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
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider – the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $710 billion as of October 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.

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