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BMO ETF
A U.S. equity index fund: 101 stocks, 98% United States, priced in US dollars, for 0.3% a year.
Funds of this type differ on a small set of facts. Where this fund sits on each:
United States equity exposure. 97.8% of the portfolio is in United States, so that market was the main geographic driver of returns.
Top holding: Johnson + Johnson Common Stock Usd1.0 2.9% (broad) · Top sector: Utilities 19.9% (broad) · Top region: United States 97.8% (single-country)
Utilities 19.9%·Technology 19.6%·Healthcare 17.7%·Consumer Staples 11.4%·Financials 10.2%·Other 7.7%·Other (locked) 12.9%
United States 97.8%·Europe 1.6%
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The management fee was 0.3% a year, or about $30 for every $10,000 held. Trading spreads are separate from this fee. This is the management fee as published by the provider; the total expense ratio can be slightly higher once fund operating costs are added.
Mostly capital gains
The full distribution tax character across 13 years, plus what you keep after tax in a TFSA, RRSP, or non-registered account, is on the Real Yield report card.
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How durable the fund is, and what moved its price.
| Assets | $108M· net assets |
| Listed | 2013· 13 years of history |
| Leverage / overlay | None |
What moved the price
| Ticker | ZLU.U.TO |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Currency | USD |
| FX strategy | USD |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Structure | Physical (holds securities) |
| Theme | Broad Market |
| Geography | United States |
| Provider | BMO ETF |
| Mgmt fee | 0.30% |
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Prices as of last close · tax character year 2025.
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