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BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (ZWB : TSX)

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Financial Services Equity

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Close
(05-01-2025) 		$19.10
Change
$0.05 (0.26%)
Open $19.11
Day Range $19.01 - $19.14
Volume 108,875

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Period
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BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 28, 2011): 8.13%

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 -4.17% -3.84% 0.29% -3.84% 9.51% 10.07% 2.27% 6.31% 13.07% 7.58% 6.58% 6.39% 8.26% 7.84%
Benchmark -1.76% 5.85% 13.57% 5.85% 26.62% 26.15% 15.14% 13.78% 17.67% 11.36% 9.74% 10.06% 11.50% 9.49%
Category Average -3.73% 7.17% 7.17% 0.36% 18.12% 19.80% 8.59% 9.21% 17.00% 10.21% 8.39% 8.87% 10.41% 8.81%
Category Rank 48 / 79 57 / 76 67 / 75 57 / 76 67 / 75 61 / 70 46 / 59 40 / 56 42 / 51 37 / 51 33 / 46 32 / 41 28 / 33 24 / 33
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -3.48% 2.67% -3.27% 5.69% 3.28% 4.36% 0.42% 4.84% -0.94% 1.86% -1.49% -4.17%
Benchmark -1.77% 3.17% -0.07% 6.67% 1.09% 2.08% 2.26% 6.63% -1.59% 6.02% 1.62% -1.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.27% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.82% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -4.12% 25.26% 11.60% -8.04% 14.31% 1.70% 30.82% -11.15% 6.79% 19.46%
Benchmark 14.20% 6.34% 15.24% -4.99% 19.43% -5.24% 22.05% -5.68% 13.41% 31.42%
Category Average 6.19% 11.10% 15.65% -8.72% 20.37% 0.17% 28.60% -10.67% 9.26% 27.44%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 4
Category Rank 29/ 33 5/ 33 27/ 41 19/ 45 42/ 49 22/ 51 20/ 56 26/ 56 48/ 65 65/ 74

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.82% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.15% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 99.58
Cash and Equivalents 0.44
Other -0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 99.58
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.44
Other -0.02

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.02
Other -0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF (ZEB) 28.63
Toronto-Dominion Bank 12.00
National Bank of Canada 11.87
Royal Bank of Canada 11.82
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 11.81
Bank of Montreal 11.78
Bank of Nova Scotia 11.77
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.34
US DOLLAR 0.00

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)

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BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF

Median

Other - Financial Services Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.94% 15.00% 14.40%
Beta 0.98% 0.92% 0.81%
Alpha -0.11% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.67% 0.60%
Sharpe -0.02% 0.74% 0.48%
Sortino 0.04% 1.14% 0.56%
Treynor 0.00% 0.12% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency - 77.10% 68.11%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.99% 15.94% 15.00% 14.40%
Beta 0.90% 0.98% 0.92% 0.81%
Alpha -0.12% -0.11% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.66% 0.74% 0.67% 0.60%
Sharpe 0.49% -0.02% 0.74% 0.48%
Sortino 0.96% 0.04% 1.14% 0.56%
Treynor 0.07% 0.00% 0.12% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 69.64% - 77.10% 68.11%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A99.7​99.784.9​84.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 January 28, 2011
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2,882
52 Week High $20.32
52 Week Low $17.08
Annual Dividend $1.32
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 Yes

Investment Objectives

BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a portfolio of Canadian banks while earning call option premiums.

Investment Strategy

ZWB invests in securities of Canadian banks, and dynamically writes covered call options. The call options are written out of the money and selected based on analyzing the option's implied volatility. The option premium provides limited downside protection. The underlying portfolio is rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually in June and December, and options are rolled forward upon expiry.

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 0.73%
Management Fee 0.65%

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