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BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF (ZLD : TSX)

International Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019

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Close
(04-08-2025)
$27.20
Change
-$0.32 (-1.16%)
Open $27.78
Day Range $27.46 - $27.78
Volume 2,425

As at March 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 10, 2016): 7.19%

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 -0.70% 4.94% 3.99% 4.94% 10.99% 10.96% 8.01% 7.25% 9.47% 5.38% 6.38% 6.30% 6.50% -
Benchmark -0.76% 6.17% 3.52% 6.17% 9.71% 12.44% 9.87% 6.83% 11.42% 7.63% 6.31% 7.07% 7.88% 6.53%
Category Average -1.35% 2.43% 2.43% 5.37% 9.01% 10.71% 8.53% 5.43% 10.39% 6.66% 5.41% 6.08% 6.73% 5.41%
Category Rank 300 / 801 407 / 797 322 / 795 407 / 797 333 / 771 400 / 735 489 / 712 222 / 688 470 / 651 511 / 615 231 / 540 278 / 478 281 / 425 -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.55% 1.51% -0.83% 3.82% 3.70% 0.03% -2.07% 1.51% -0.32% 3.95% 1.67% -0.70%
Benchmark -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.46% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.76% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 12.61% 1.07% 16.88% -5.53% 12.64% -7.68% 12.61% 11.06%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 3
Category Rank - - 400/ 470 4/ 531 341/ 598 631/ 648 138/ 678 190/ 701 484/ 731 494/ 766

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.88% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.16
Income Trust Units 1.89
Cash and Equivalents -0.06
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 15.21
Healthcare 14.09
Telecommunications 11.64
Industrial Services 11.37
Financial Services 11.09
Other 36.60

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 72.66
Asia 25.84
Africa and Middle East 1.83
North America -0.32
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Low Volatility International Equ ETF (ZLI) 100.76
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.05
EURO CURRENCY 0.01
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 0.00
HKD Currency Forward 0.00
SEK Currency Forward 0.00
CAD Currency Forward -0.82

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)

BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.98% 10.27% -
Beta 0.66% 0.71% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.76% 0.75% -
Sharpe 0.44% 0.70% -
Sortino 0.81% 1.08% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 87.12% 88.76% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.36% 9.98% 10.27% -
Beta 0.74% 0.66% 0.71% -
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.69% 0.76% 0.75% -
Sharpe 0.93% 0.44% 0.70% -
Sortino 2.32% 0.81% 1.08% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 90.80% 87.12% 88.76% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 February 10, 2016
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $29.77
52 Week Low $25.24
Annual Dividend $0.68
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 No

Investment Objectives

BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF has been designed to provide exposure to a low beta weighted portfolio of international stocks in developed countries outside of North America. Beta measures the security's sensitivity to market movements.

Investment Strategy

ZLD utilizes a rules based methodology to build a portfolio of less market sensitive stocks from a universe of international large cap stocks. The underlying portfolio is rebalanced in June and reconstituted in December.

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 0.45%
Management Fee 0.40%

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