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About BMO MSCI USA SELECTION EQUITY CAD UNITS
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Inception date
Jan 15, 2021
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
The fund holds a basket of companies that score highly on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. The funds index uses MSCIs ESG rating methodology to assign a score to all US large- and mid-cap stocks. The index automatically screens out companies involved in severe business controversies as well as those companies engaged in alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons and nuclear power. The fund may include US companies outside the MSCI ESG Leaders Index as long as it has a BB MSCI ESG Rating and an MSCI ESG Controversies Score of 3 or above. At triannual rebalance, the fund selects about half the available market cap in each sector, emphasizing higher ESG ratings, larger firms, and current constituents. Although the funds performance may still vary significantly from the broader market at times, ESGY is still a suitable core US equity investment providing a broad ESG take on the US equity market.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Finance
Stocks99.89%
Technology Services27.65%
Electronic Technology14.92%
Finance14.25%
Health Technology7.97%
Consumer Non-Durables5.30%
Producer Manufacturing4.85%
Retail Trade4.34%
Consumer Durables4.10%
Consumer Services4.02%
Transportation2.51%
Process Industries1.81%
Commercial Services1.62%
Health Services1.30%
Industrial Services1.29%
Utilities1.26%
Distribution Services0.77%
Non-Energy Minerals0.73%
Communications0.68%
Energy Minerals0.51%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.11%
Cash0.11%
Stock breakdown by region
North America96.22%
Europe3.35%
Latin America0.43%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ESGY invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 27.65% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 14.92% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ESGY top holdings are NVIDIA Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, occupying 12.19% and 11.98% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ESGY last dividends amounted to 0.11 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.11 CAD in dividends,
ESGY assets under management is 163.39 M CAD. It's risen 2.26% over the last month.
ESGY fund flows account for −1.81 B 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, ESGY pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.78%. The last dividend (Apr 2, 2025) amounted to 0.11 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
ESGY shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Jan 15, 2021, and its management style is Passive.
ESGY expense ratio is 0.23% meaning you'd have to pay 0.23% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ESGY follows the MSCI USA Selection Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ESGY invests in stocks.
ESGY price has risen by 6.75% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.43% increase. See more dynamics on ESGY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.37% over the last month, showed a 1.60% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.41% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.37% over the last month, showed a 1.60% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.41% in a year.
ESGY trades at a premium (0.13%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.