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ZCS

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF

Passive ETF Fixed Income

Not rated

The ZCS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by BMO. It is built to track an index: FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond Index. The ZCS ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 46 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$13.83

+$0.02 (+0.14%) yesterday

1:30 PM 09/21/26 Closed

1D price range

$13.82$13.83

52W price range

$13.76$14.22

YTD Perf.

+1.06%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€2.9B

Share class AuM

€2.87B

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

CA0559761048

TER

0.11%

Inception date

10/20/2009

Issuer

BMO

Benchmark

FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Sep 18, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 07/31/26

Finance

65.66%

Energy

13.19%

Utilities

5.07%

Industrials

4.33%

Telecommunications

4.31%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

3.07%

Consumer Cyclicals

2.92%

Technology

1.44%

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FAQ about ZCS

ZCS is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Canadian Investment Grade Corporate Bonds.

ZCS tracks the FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond Index - CAD, through a optimized sampling replication method.

ZCS carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.11%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

ZCS was introduced to the market on October 20, 2009. It trades on Canada

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF, ZCS, is provided by BMO. Learn more about BMO here.

ZCS oversees €2.87B in assets as of September 18, 2026.

ZCS follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of September 18, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 4.03%.

As of July 31, 2026, ZCS has significant geographic allocations in Canada and USA.

As of July 31, 2026, ZCS focuses largely on Finance, Energy and Utilities.

As of July 31, 2026, ZCS holds 46 positions in its portfolio, with 58.69% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of July 31, 2026, ZCS top three holdings include Bank of Montreal, 3.19% 1mar2028, CAD, Toronto-Dominion Bank, 4.477% 18jan2028, CAD and Royal Bank of Canada, 3.985% 22jul2031, CAD.

The base currency of ZCS is CAD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 07/31/26

Bank of Montreal, 3.19% 1mar2028, CAD

6.51%

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 4.477% 18jan2028, CAD

5.14%

Royal Bank of Canada, 3.985% 22jul2031, CAD

5.09%

CIBC, 3.8% 10dec2030, CAD

4.34%

Royal Bank of Canada, 4.14% 5may2036, CAD (31)

4.32%

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 3.605% 10sep2031, CAD

4.29%

TransCanada PipeLines, 5.277% 15jul2030, CAD

3.79%

Royal Bank of Canada, 4.829% 8aug2034, CAD (28)

3.71%

Royal Bank of Canada, 4.632% 1may2028, CAD

3.69%

RBC Capital Markets, 4% 17oct2030, CAD

3.64%

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