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Inception date
May 21, 2010
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Tradable External Debt (EMTED) GDP Weighted Capped Index - CAD
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Return of capital
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
The fund provides exposure to a diversified basket of emerging market sovereign bonds denominated in USD. The index will include up to three bonds per emerging market country and will consist of securities with 18 months (1.5 years) to 10 years until maturity. Eligible constituents are the most liquid bonds from emerging market countries in the following region: Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia. The index is gross domestic product-weighted, economy size determines the relative weights of each country. It is rebalanced annually. The fund aims to hold securities in parallel proportions as they are reflected in the index and will use derivative instruments to hedge back to the Canadian dollar.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government91.06%
Corporate8.37%
Cash0.56%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia28.35%
Europe22.88%
Middle East20.01%
Latin America18.87%
North America9.90%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ZEF invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 91.06% stocks, and Corporate, with 8.37% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
ZEF top holdings are Government of China 2.125% 03-DEC-2029 and Government of Brazil 3.875% 12-JUN-2030, occupying 3.42% and 3.40% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ZEF last dividends amounted to 0.05 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.05 CAD in dividends,
ZEF assets under management is 634.88 M CAD. It's risen 1.14% over the last month.
ZEF fund flows account for 19.83 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, ZEF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.34%. The last dividend (Jul 3, 2025) amounted to 0.05 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
ZEF shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on May 21, 2010, and its management style is Passive.
ZEF expense ratio is 0.55% meaning you'd have to pay 0.55% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ZEF follows the Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Tradable External Debt (EMTED) GDP Weighted Capped Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ZEF invests in bonds.
ZEF price has risen by 1.42% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.05% increase. See more dynamics on ZEF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.43% over the last month, showed a 1.69% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.60% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.43% over the last month, showed a 1.69% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.60% in a year.
ZEF trades at a premium (0.84%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.