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BMO ETF
A U.S. equity index fund: 602 stocks, 99% United States, hedged to Canadian dollars, for 0.2% a year.
Funds of this type differ on a small set of facts. Where this fund sits on each:
Broad U.S. equity exposure. This is benchmark-driven single-country exposure rather than a narrow stock pick. It tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
Top holding: Molina Healthcare Inc Common Stock Usd.001 0.7% (broad) · Top sector: Technology 17.4% (broad) · Top region: United States 99.4% (single-country)
Technology 17.4%·Financials 16.5%·Industrials 15.6%·Consumer Discretionary 13.4%·Healthcare 11.4%·Other 7.2%·Other (locked) 18.7%
United States 99.4%·Emerging Markets 0.2%·Puerto Rico 0.2%·PR 0.2%·BS 0.1%
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The management fee was 0.2% a year, or about $20 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 foreign income
The full distribution tax character across 6 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 | $35M· net assets |
| Listed | 2020· 6 years of history |
| Leverage / overlay | None |
What moved the price
| Ticker | ZSML.F.TO |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Currency | CAD |
| FX strategy | CAD-hedged |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Structure | Physical (holds securities) |
| Theme | Broad Market |
| Geography | United States |
| Index tracked | S&P SmallCap 600 Index |
| Provider | BMO ETF |
| Mgmt fee | 0.20% |
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Prices as of last close · tax character year 2025.
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