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ZESG

BMO Balanced ESG ETF

Active ETF Equity Fixed Income ESG

Not rated

The ZESG Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by BMO. This fund is actively managed; it does not track an index. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$15.07

-$0.07 (-0.46%) 3 days ago

1:30 PM 10/16/26 Closed

1D price range

$15.04$15.07

52W price range

$13.22$15.29

YTD Perf.

+8.74%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€65M

Share class AuM

€65M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

CA05601T1084

TER

0.2%

Inception date

1/16/2020

Issuer

BMO

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Oct 16, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 08/31/26

Finance

22.16%

Technology

19.27%

Sovereign

10.86%

Municipal

9.98%

Industrials

5.91%

Healthcare

5.41%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

4.62%

Energy

4.53%

Non-Energy Materials

4.35%

Other

12.86%

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FAQ about ZESG

ZESG is a Active ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Global Equities and Bonds.

ZESG carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.2%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

ZESG was introduced to the market on January 16, 2020. It trades on Canada

BMO Balanced ESG ETF, ZESG, is provided by BMO. Learn more about BMO here.

ZESG oversees €65M in assets as of October 16, 2026.

ZESG follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of October 16, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 1.83%.

As of August 31, 2026, ZESG has significant geographic allocations in Canada, USA and Japan.

As of August 31, 2026, ZESG focuses largely on Finance, Technology and Sovereign.

As of August 31, 2026, ZESG holds 1511 positions in its portfolio, with 27.49% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of August 31, 2026, ZESG top three holdings include NVIDIA Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Canada, Bond 1.25 1jun2030 10Y.

The base currency of ZESG is CAD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 08/31/26

NVIDIA Corp.

4.89%

Microsoft Corp.

3.53%

Canada, Bond 1.25 1jun2030 10Y

3.03%

Alphabet, Inc.

1.96%

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

1.84%

Shopify, Inc.

1.71%

Alphabet, Inc.

1.54%

Canada, Bonds 2% 1jun2032, CAD

1.51%

Canada, Bonds 1.5% 1dec2031 10Y

1.48%

Bank of Montreal

1.08%

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