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ZFS

BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF

Passive ETF Fixed Income

Not rated

The ZFS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by BMO. It is built to track an index: FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Federal Bond Index. The ZFS ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 22 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$13.86

-$0.02 (-0.14%) 2 days ago

1:30 PM 07/17/26 Closed

1D price range

$13.86$13.88

52W price range

$13.79$14.05

YTD Perf.

+0.90%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€567M

Share class AuM

€563M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

CA0969111024

TER

0.21%

Inception date

10/20/2009

Issuer

BMO

Benchmark

FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Federal Bond Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Jul 17, 2026

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Sector exposures

Data as of 05/31/26

Sovereign

46.96%

Government agencies

24.41%

Unavailable

28.63%

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FAQ about ZFS

ZFS is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Canadian Investment Grade Government Bonds.

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

ZFS carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.21%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

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

BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF, ZFS, is provided by BMO. Learn more about BMO here.

ZFS oversees €563M in assets as of July 17, 2026.

ZFS follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of July 17, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 2.55%.

As of May 31, 2026, ZFS has significant geographic allocations in Canada.

As of May 31, 2026, ZFS focuses largely on Sovereign and Government agencies.

As of May 31, 2026, ZFS holds 22 positions in its portfolio, with 84.94% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of May 31, 2026, ZFS top three holdings include CA135087T388, Canada, Bonds 3.25% 1sep2028, CAD and Canada, Bonds 4% 1mar2029, CAD.

The base currency of ZFS is CAD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 05/31/26

CA135087T388

10.70%

Canada, Bonds 3.25% 1sep2028, CAD

8.74%

Canada, Bonds 4% 1mar2029, CAD

8.17%

Canada, Bonds 2.75% 1mar2030, CAD

7.16%

Canada, Bonds 3.5% 1sep2029, CAD

6.61%

Canada, Bonds 3.5% 1mar2028, CAD

5.85%

CA135087T461

5.77%

Canada, Bond 1.25 1jun2030 10Y

5.39%

Canada Housing Trust, 3.6% 15dec2027, CAD (110)

4.39%

CA135087T792

4.27%

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