BMO Global Asset Management Announces Cash Distributions for Certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series

TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. today announced the December 2021 cash distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, quarterly and annually. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on December 30, 2021 will receive cash or reinvested distributions payable on January 5, 2022.

Details of the per-unit cash distribution amount are as follows:

Monthly Distributions	Ticker	Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	ZAG	0.040
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	ZDV	0.065
BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWC	0.100
BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF	ZMBS	0.040
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	ZWB	0.100
BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWA	0.100
BMO Covered Call Technology ETF	ZWT	0.130
BMO Covered Call US Banks ETF	ZWK	0.170
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	ZWU	0.080
BMO Discount Bond Index ETF	ZDB	0.030
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEF	0.050
BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	ZEB	0.120
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF	ZRE	0.090
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF	ZUT	0.070
BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGH	0.150
BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGH.F	0.180
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWP	0.090
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWE	0.100
BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF	ZFH	0.055
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHY	0.060
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZJK	0.090
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZJK.U	0.110
BMO International Dividend ETF	ZDI	0.065
BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZDH	0.070
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF	ZPR	0.045
BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZLC	0.065
BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFL	0.043
BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPL	0.045
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCM	0.046
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFM	0.028
BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZMP	0.034
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZMU	0.045
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZIC	0.055
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZIC.U	0.045
BMO Monthly Income ETF	ZMI	0.055
BMO Premium Yield ETF	ZPAY	0.160
BMO Premium Yield ETF (Hedged Units)	ZPAY.F	0.160
BMO Premium Yield ETF (USD Units)	ZPAY.U	0.160
BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF	ZRR	0.032
BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCS	0.035
BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFS	0.022
BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPS	0.032
BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZSU	0.040
BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	ZST	0.080
BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD Units)	ZUS.U	0.080
BMO US Dividend ETF	ZDY	0.075
BMO US Dividend ETF (USD Units)	ZDY.U	0.065
BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZUD	0.060
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWH	0.110
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (USD Units)	ZWH.U	0.115
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWS	0.105
BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHP	0.110
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF	ZUP	0.110
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (USD Units)	ZUP.U	0.110
BMO US Put Write ETF	ZPW	0.095
BMO US Put Write ETF (USD Units)	ZPW.U	0.095
BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF	ZPH	0.100
BMO Money Market Fund – ETF Series	ZMMK	0.020
BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWG	0.170

Quarterly Distributions	Ticker	Cash Distribution Per Unit ($)
BMO Balanced ESG ETF	ZESG	0.180
BMO Balanced ETF	ZBAL	0.220
BMO Conservative ETF	ZCON	0.220
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series	ZCPB	0.200
BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCB	0.400
BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZDJ	0.210
BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF	ZIN	0.170
BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF	ZEO	0.380
BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUB	0.170
BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF	ZBK	0.170
BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGB	0.220
BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ESGF	0.220
BMO Global Communications Index ETF	COMM	0.210
BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index ETF	DISC	0.070
BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF	STPL	0.140
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF	ZGI	0.330
BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund – ETF Series	ZMSB	0.250
BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund – ETF Series	ZGSB	0.300
BMO Government Bond Index ETF	ZGB	0.310
BMO Growth ETF	ZGRO	0.220
BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZQB	0.190
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTL	0.350
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZTL.F	0.300
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZTL.U	0.350
BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	ZLB	0.250
BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF	ZLI	0.160
BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLD	0.150
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF	ZLU	0.210
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (USD Units)	ZLU.U	0.180
BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLH	0.160
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTM	0.230
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZTM.U	0.250
BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF	ZGQ	0.120
BMO MSCI Canada ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGA	0.250
BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF	ZVC	0.150
BMO MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGE	0.210
BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZDM	0.160
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF	ZEA	0.140
BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEQ	0.140
BMO MSCI Global ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGG	0.150
BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGY	0.120
BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ESGY.F	0.110
BMO MSCI USA High Quality ETF (Hedged Units)	ZUQ.F	0.090
BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF	ZUQ	0.130
BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF (USD Units)	ZUQ.U	0.090
BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF	ZVU	0.140
BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUE	0.210
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	ZSP	0.200
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (USD Units)	ZSP.U	0.160
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF	ZMID	0.100
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZMID.F	0.100
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (USD Units)	ZMID.U	0.120
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF	ZSML	0.100
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZSML.F	0.100
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (USD Units)	ZSML.U	0.100
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	ZCN	0.210
BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	ZSB	0.300
BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF	ZTIP	0.030
BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZTIP.F	0.030
BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (USD Units)	ZTIP.U	0.030
BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTS	0.210
BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZTS.U	0.220
BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund – ETF Series	ZZZD	0.300
BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZBBB	0.240

Annual Distributions:	Ticker	Cash Distribution per Unit ($)
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF	ZNQ	0.080
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (USD Units)	ZNQ.U	0.060
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZQQ	0.160
BMO SIA Focused Canadian Equity Fund - ETF Series	ZFC	0.380
BMO SIA Focused North American Equity Fund - ETF Series	ZFN	0.280
BMO Women In Leadership Fund – ETF Series	WOMN	0.000
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF	ZEM	0.560
BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity ETF	ZLE	0.430
BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF	ZCH	0.000
BMO MSCI India ESG Leaders Index ETF	ZID	0.500
BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF	ZHU	0.060
BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUH	0.100
BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZMT	1.535
BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF	ZGD	0.265
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	ZJG	0.230
BMO MSCI Innovation Index ETF	ZINN	0.000
BMO MSCI Fintech Innovation Index ETF	ZFIN	0.025
BMO MSCI Next Gen Internet Innovation Index ETF	ZINT	0.050
BMO MSCI Genomic Innovation Index ETF	ZGEN	0.020
BMO MSCI Tech and Industrial Innovation Index ETF	ZAUT	0.100
BMO Clean Energy Index ETF	ZCLN	0.170
BMO US All Cap Equity Fund – ETF Series	ZACE	0.000

Further information about BMO ETFs can be found at www.bmo.com/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 have 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, and they make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in ZWA.

S&P®, S&P/TSX Capped Composite®, S&P 500® are trademarks 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, ZSP.U, ZMID, ZMID.U, ZMID.F, ZSML, ZSML.U and ZSML.F. These BMO 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 BMO ETFs.

The BMO ETFs or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI Inc. ("MSCI"), and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such BMO ETFs or securities or any index on which such BMO ETFs or securities are based. The prospectus of the BMO ETFs contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO Asset Management Inc. and any related BMO ETFs.

NASDAQ®, and NASDAQ-100 Index® Hedged to CAD, are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the "Corporations") and are licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF has not been passed on by the Corporations as to their 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.

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BMO Global Asset Management is a brand name that comprises BMO Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc

BMO ETFs are managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., which is an investment fund manager and a portfolio manager, and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

Commissions, management fees and expenses (if applicable) all may be associated with investments in BMO ETFs.  Please read the ETF Facts or prospectus of the relevant BMO ETF before investing.  BMO ETFs are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

For a summary of the risks of an investment in the BMO ETFs of the BMO Mutual Funds, please see the specific risks set out in the prospectus.  BMO ETFs trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at a discount to their net asset value, which may increase the risk of loss. Distributions are not guaranteed and are subject to change and/or elimination.

About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
BMO Exchange Traded Funds has been a leading ETF provider in Canada for more than 11 years, with over 100 strategies, over 25 per cent market share in Canada¹, and $80.6 billion in assets under management. BMO ETFs are designed to stay ahead of market trends and provide compelling solutions to help advisors and investors. This includes a comprehensive suite of ETFs developed in Canada for Canadians, such as cost effective core equity ETFs following market leading indexes, and a broad range of fixed income ETFs; solution-based ETFs responding to client demand; and innovation with smart beta ETFs, as well as combining active and passive investing with ETF series of active mutual funds.

¹Morningstar, October 2021

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 $988 billion as of October 31, 2021, and a team of diverse and highly engaged 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, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

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