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About BMO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INDEX ETF CAD UNITS
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Inception date
May 2, 2018
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
The fund is passively managed to provide exposure to the media and communications sector. Portfolio holdings are selected from a universe of large- and midcap equities globally. Eligible companies include those that have business in telecommunications, media and publishing services, communications equipment, web-based data and services, or games software. The resulting portfolio is weighted by market-cap, with a capping methodology that follow the UCITS 5/10/40 rule. The index is rebalanced semi-annually.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Communications
Electronic Technology
Consumer Services
Stocks99.36%
Technology Services36.31%
Communications30.50%
Electronic Technology20.09%
Consumer Services11.52%
Commercial Services0.94%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.64%
Temporary0.59%
Cash0.05%
Stock breakdown by region
North America72.69%
Europe15.13%
Asia10.98%
Oceania1.11%
Middle East0.09%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
COMM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 36.31% stocks, and Communications, with 30.50% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
COMM top holdings are Netflix, Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc Class A, occupying 8.21% and 8.04% of the portfolio correspondingly.
COMM last dividends amounted to 0.12 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.12 CAD in dividends,
COMM assets under management is 63.36 M CAD. It's risen 7.42% over the last month.
COMM fund flows account for 24.55 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, COMM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.11%. The last dividend (Jul 3, 2025) amounted to 0.12 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
COMM shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on May 2, 2018, and its management style is Passive.
COMM expense ratio is 0.39% meaning you'd have to pay 0.39% of your investment to help manage the fund.
COMM follows the Solactive Media and Communications Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
COMM invests in stocks.
COMM price has risen by 3.17% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 25.92% increase. See more dynamics on COMM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.76% over the last month, showed a 18.15% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.53% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.76% over the last month, showed a 18.15% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 27.53% in a year.
COMM trades at a premium (0.24%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.