PR Newswire | Nov 16, 2021 08:30AM EST

for BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series

11/16 07:30 CST

BMO Global Asset Management Announces Estimated Annual Reinvested Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2021

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2021 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc. today announced the estimated 2021 annual reinvested distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series)1. These annual reinvested distributions generally represent realized capital gains and special income within the BMO ETFs and ETF Series, and are paid to unitholders, as required, to ensure that the BMO ETFs and ETF Series are not liable for ordinary income tax.

Unitholders of record at close of business on December 30, 2021 will receive the 2021 annual reinvested distributions. The final year-end distribution amounts, as well as the ongoing cash distribution amounts, are expected to be announced on December 20, 2021. The actual taxable amounts, including the tax characteristics, will be reported in 2022.

Please note that these are estimated annual reinvested distributions only and have been calculated based upon forward-looking information as of October 22, 20212. If the forward-looking information changes, the estimated annual reinvested distributions may also change.

These estimates are for the annual reinvested distributions only and do not include estimates of ongoing cash distribution amounts.

Details of the per-unit estimated annual reinvested distribution amounts are as follows:

Estimated BMO ETFs TickerReinvested Distribution ($)

BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF ZAG 0.000

BMO Balanced ESG ETF ZESG 0.172

BMO Balanced ETF ZBAL 0.415

BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF ZBBB 0.000

BMO Canadian Dividend ETF ZDV 0.000

BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWC 0.000

BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF ZMBS 0.000

BMO China Equity Index ETF ZCH 0.000

BMO Clean Energy Index ETF ZCLN 0.000

BMO Conservative ETF ZCON 0.324

BMO Core Plus Bond Fund ETF Series ZCPB 0.000

BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCB 0.000

BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF ZWB 0.000

BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average HedgedZWA 1.340 to CAD ETF

BMO Covered Call Technology ETF ZWT 0.000

BMO Covered Call US Banks ETF ZWK 0.000

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF ZWU 0.000

BMO Discount Bond Index ETF ZDB 0.018

BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD IndexZDJ 1.103 ETF

BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZEF 0.000

BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF ZEB 0.760

BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD ZMT 0.000 Index ETF

BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF ZGD 0.000

BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF ZIN 1.444

BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF ZEO 0.000

BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF ZRE 0.224

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUB 0.656

BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF ZBK 0.175

BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ZUH 4.844 ETF

BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF ZHU 0.828

BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF ZUT 0.802

BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF ESGB 0.000

BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF ESGH 0.000

BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF ESGH.F0.000 (Hedged Units)

BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ESGF 0.000

BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWP 0.000

BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ZWE 0.000 ETF

BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF ZFH 0.000

BMO Global Communications Index ETF COMM 1.212

BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD DISC 1.124 Index ETF

BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF STPL 0.590

BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWG 0.000

BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF ZGI 0.618

BMO Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund ETF Series ZMSB 0.456

BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund ETF Series ZGSB 0.104

BMO Government Bond Index ETF ZGB 0.000

BMO Growth ETF ZGRO 0.445

BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF ZQB 0.000

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD IndexZHY 0.000 ETF

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF ZJK 0.000

BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD ZJK.U 0.000 Units)

BMO India Equity Index ETF ZID 0.000

BMO International Dividend ETF ZDI 0.000

BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZDH 0.000

BMO Junior Gold Index ETF ZJG 0.000

BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF ZPR 0.000

BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF ZLC 0.000

BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF ZFL 0.000

BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPL 0.000

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTL.F 0.000

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTL 0.000

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)ZTL.U 0.000

BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF ZLB 0.550

BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity ETF ZLE 0.000

BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF ZLI 0.000

BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to ZLD 0.000 CAD ETF

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (USD Units) ZLU.U 0.831

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF ZLU 0.732

BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF ZLH 0.654

BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCM 0.000

BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF ZFM 0.000

BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF ZMP 0.000

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD ZMU 0.279 Index ETF

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ZIC 0.000

BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD ZIC.U 0.000 Units)

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTM 0.000

BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units) ZTM.U 0.000

BMO Monthly Income ETF ZMI 0.169

BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF ZGQ 0.670

BMO MSCI Canada ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGA 0.267

BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF ZVC 0.000

BMO MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGE 0.000

BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZDM 0.961

BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF ZEA 0.000

BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF ZEM 0.000

BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETFZEQ 1.683

BMO MSCI Fintech Innovation Index ETF ZFIN 0.000

BMO MSCI Genomic Innovation Index ETF ZGEN 0.031

BMO MSCI Global ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGG 0.000

BMO MSCI Innovation Index ETF ZINN 0.000

BMO MSCI Next Gen Internet Innovation Index ETF ZINT 0.000

BMO MSCI Tech & Industrial Innovation Index ETF ZAUT 0.000

BMO MSCI US High Quality Index ETF (Hedged Units) ZUQ.F 0.000

BMO MSCI US High Quality Index ETF (USD Units) ZUQ.U 0.000

BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF ESGY 0.000

BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF (Hedged Units) ESGY.F0.000

BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF ZUQ 0.000

BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF ZVU 0.750

BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZQQ 6.884

BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Index ETF ZNQ 0.631

BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (USD Units) ZNQ.U 1.357

BMO Premium Yield ETF ZPAY 0.000

BMO Premium Yield ETF (Hedged to CAD) ZPAY.F0.000

BMO Premium Yield ETF (USD Units) ZPAY.U0.000

BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF ZRR 0.436

BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUE 2.721

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (USD Units) ZSP.U 0.497

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF ZSP 0.463

BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF ZMID 2.136

BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (Hedged to CAD) ZMID.F2.514

BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (USD Units) ZMID.U2.071

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF ZSML 0.773

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (Hedged to CAD) ZSML.F0.000

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (USD Units) ZSML.U1.009

BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF ZCN 0.246

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCS 0.000

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (Accumulating ZCS.L 0.000 Units)

BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF ZFS 0.000

BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF (Accumulating ZFS.L 0.000 Units)

BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPS 0.000

BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF (Accumulating ZPS.L 0.000 Units)

BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF ZSB 0.000

BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD ZSU 0.000 Index ETF

BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF ZTIP 0.800

BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (Hedged Units) ZTIP.F0.850

BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (USD Units) ZTIP.U0.878

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTS 0.000

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD ZTS.U 0.000 Units)

BMO SIA Canadian Focused Equity Fund ETF Series ZFC 1.843

BMO SIA North American Focused Equity Fund ETF ZFN 2.840 Series

BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund ETF Series ZZZD 0.000

BMO US All Cap Equity Fund ETF Series ZACE 0.000

BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD Accumulating ZUS.V 0.000 Units)

BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD Units) ZUS.U 0.000

BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF ZST 0.000

BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (Accumulating Units) ZST.L 0.000

BMO US Dividend ETF ZDY 0.000

BMO US Dividend ETF (USD Units) ZDY.U 0.000

BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZUD 0.000

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWH 0.000

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (USD Units) ZWH.U 0.000

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF ZWS 0.000

BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHP 0.000

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF ZUP 0.000

BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (USD Units) ZUP.U 0.000

BMO US Put Write ETF ZPW 0.000

BMO US Put Write ETF (USD Units) ZPW.U 0.000

BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF ZPH 0.000

BMO Women In Leadership Fund ETF Series WOMN 0.000

1 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. ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds are managed by BMO Investments Inc., which is an investment fund manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

2 Forward-looking information: This notice contains forward-looking statements with respect to the estimated annual distributions for the ETFs. By their nature, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual distributions to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Material factors that could cause the actual distributions to differ from the estimated distributions include, but are not limited to: the actual amounts of distributions received by the ETFs; portfolio transactions; and subscription and redemption activity.

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(r)" 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 and ZDJ. ZWA and ZDJ are 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 and ZDJ.

S&P(r), S&P/TSX Capped Composite(r), S&P 500(r) 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.F, ZMID.U, ZSML, ZSML.F, and ZSML.U. 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.

NASDAQ(r), and NASDAQ-100 Index(r) Hedged to CAD and BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Index ETF, 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 and BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Index ETF.

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.

(r)/(tm)Registered trademarks/trademark of Bank of Montreal, used under licence.

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

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. ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds are managed by BMO Investments Inc., which is an investment fund 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 and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds. Please read the ETF Facts or prospectus of the relevant BMO ETF or ETF Series before investing. BMO ETFs and ETF Series 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 or ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds, please see the specific risks set out in the prospectus. BMO ETFs and ETF Series 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, May 2021

About BMO Financial GroupServing 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 $971 billion as of July 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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