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About BMO AGGREGATE BOND INDEX ETF CAD UNITS
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Inception date
Jan 19, 2010
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
The fund holds a variety of investment-grade Canadian bonds such as government (including Crown Corporations), provincial, and corporate fixed income securities. The ETF is currently a fund-of-funds and may invest in several other BMO ETFs but it may also use a sampling methodology in selecting investments. The fund follows a CAD-denominated index that consists of semi-annual pay fixed rate bonds with maturities of greater than one year and a credit rating of BBB or higher. The market-value-weighted index is rebalanced on a daily basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government64.37%
Corporate35.69%
Securitized0.21%
Cash−0.26%
Stock breakdown by region
North America99.89%
Asia0.07%
Europe0.04%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ZAG invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 64.37% stocks, and Corporate, with 35.69% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ZAG top holdings are Canada Treasury Bonds 3.0% 01-JUN-2034 and Canada Treasury Bonds 3.5% 01-SEP-2029, occupying 1.46% and 1.37% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ZAG last dividends amounted to 0.04 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.04 CAD in dividends,
ZAG assets under management is 11.28 B CAD. It's risen 2.78% over the last month.
ZAG fund flows account for 3.89 B CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ZAG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.45%. The last dividend (Jun 3, 2025) amounted to 0.04 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
ZAG shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Jan 19, 2010, and its management style is Passive.
ZAG expense ratio is 0.09% meaning you'd have to pay 0.09% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ZAG follows the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Gross. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ZAG invests in bonds.
ZAG price has fallen by −0.14% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 4.43% increase. See more dynamics on ZAG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.04% over the last month, showed a −0.92% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.22% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.04% over the last month, showed a −0.92% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.22% in a year.
ZAG trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.