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BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF (ZWG : TSX)

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Global Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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(05-01-2025) 		$30.02
Change
$0.02 (0.07%)
Open $30.08
Day Range $30.02 - $30.19
Volume 15,700

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

  • Closing Price / Volume
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BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 21, 2020): 8.72%

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 -3.21% 1.51% 6.04% 1.51% 13.59% 14.53% 10.98% 9.30% 12.14% - - - - -
Benchmark -4.18% -1.44% 3.79% -1.44% 13.36% 18.11% 11.87% 10.29% 15.45% 11.45% 10.65% 10.79% 11.61% 10.18%
Category Average -2.23% 3.88% 3.88% 3.23% 12.63% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 200 / 254 192 / 253 93 / 253 192 / 253 157 / 248 181 / 232 104 / 218 149 / 213 174 / 206 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 4 3 4 2 3 4 - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.25% 1.57% 1.28% 3.77% 1.07% 1.57% 0.86% 3.32% 0.25% 3.64% 1.18% -3.21%
Benchmark -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.58% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.41% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 16.67% -4.01% 9.31% 21.28%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 3 3 3 2
Category Rank - - - - - - 147/ 213 113/ 215 124/ 224 119/ 244

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.28% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 73.60
International Equity 21.71
Canadian Equity 3.90
Cash and Equivalents 0.79

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 23.11
Financial Services 20.60
Healthcare 12.85
Consumer Goods 12.44
Telecommunications 8.59
Other 22.41

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.04
Europe 17.55
Asia 4.39
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Coca-Cola Co 4.21
Apple Inc 4.03
Abbvie Inc 3.97
Microsoft Corp 3.85
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.85
Home Depot Inc 3.82
Procter & Gamble Co 3.80
Pfizer Inc 3.75
Merck & Co Inc 3.70
Bank of America Corp 3.58

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return910111213141516170%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%

BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.80% 10.07% -
Beta 0.70% 0.73% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.82% 0.78% -
Sharpe 0.72% 0.95% -
Sortino 1.34% 1.61% -
Treynor 0.10% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 73.43% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.35% 9.80% 10.07% -
Beta 0.74% 0.70% 0.73% -
Alpha 0.03% 0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.82% 0.82% 0.78% -
Sharpe 1.24% 0.72% 0.95% -
Sortino 2.36% 1.34% 1.61% -
Treynor 0.12% 0.10% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 79.37% 73.43% - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A97.4​97.480.9​80.90%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A97.7​97.781.7​81.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A97.6​97.679.8​79.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 21, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $275
52 Week High $33.70
52 Week Low $27.62
Annual Dividend $2.10
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 Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF seeks to provide exposure to the performance of a portfolio of dividend paying global companies to generate income and to provide long-term capital appreciation while mitigating downside risk through the use of covered call options.

Investment Strategy

BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF will primarily invest in and hold dividend paying equity securities of global companies that have the potential for long-term capital appreciation. Securities will be selected using a rules based methodology that considers dividend growth, yield, and payout ratio. Securities will also be subject to a screening process to ensure sufficient liquidity.

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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