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About BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF CAD Units Trust Units
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Inception date
Feb 5, 2020
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
Identifiers
3
ISINCA05591H1064
The fund holds a variety of CAD-denominated mortgage-backed securities (MBS) guaranteed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The market-value-weighted index consists of fixed-rate NHA MBS with a pool type of 975. Eligible securities must have more than one year until maturity. The index is rebalanced monthly. The fund aims to hold MBS in parallel proportions as they are reflected in the index. The Manager may also use a sampling methodology, which uses quantitative analysis to select bonds that resemble index constituents in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes, industry weightings, market capitalization and other appropriate financial characteristics.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Securitized
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Securitized90.79%
Cash9.21%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ZMBS last dividends amounted to 0.07 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.07 CAD in dividends,
ZMBS assets under management is 439.04 M CAD. It's fallen 1.73% over the last month.
ZMBS fund flows account for 11.82 M 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, ZMBS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.10%. The last dividend (Dec 2, 2025) amounted to 0.07 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
ZMBS shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Feb 5, 2020, and its management style is Passive.
ZMBS expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ZMBS follows the FTSE Canada NHA MBS 975 Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Gross. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ZMBS invests in bonds.
ZMBS price has fallen by −0.26% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.69% increase. See more dynamics on ZMBS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.13% over the last month, have fallen by −0.13% over the last month, showed a 0.49% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.84% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.13% over the last month, have fallen by −0.13% over the last month, showed a 0.49% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.84% in a year.
ZMBS trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.