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About BMO ULTRA SHORT TERM BOND ETF CAD UNITS
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Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BMO Investments, Inc.
Distributor
BMO Asset Management Corp.
The fund actively manages an array of ultra-short-term CAD-denominated bonds including corporate, government, provincial and municipal bonds. The fund holds investment grade corporate bond but may add high yield bonds, all with remaining maturities of one year or less. In addition, the fund invests in in floating rate instruments such as floating-rate preferred shares, subject to the rate reset date being no greater than one year and the term being no greater than five years. The portfolio manager rebalances the portfolio accordingly using fundamental analysis, relative strength indicators, and risk adjusted yield expectations.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate96.94%
Securitized2.33%
Government1.00%
Cash−0.26%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
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
ZST invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Corporate, with 96.94% stocks, and Securitized, with 2.33% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ZST last dividends amounted to 0.12 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.12 CAD in dividends,
ZST assets under management is 4.32 B CAD. It's risen 4.56% over the last month.
ZST fund flows account for 2.49 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, ZST pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.86%. The last dividend (Jun 3, 2025) amounted to 0.12 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
ZST shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Jan 28, 2011, and its management style is Active.
ZST expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ZST follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ZST invests in bonds.
and its yearly performance shows a 0.51% increase. See more dynamics on ZST price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.27% over the last month, showed a 0.78% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.48% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.27% over the last month, showed a 0.78% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.48% in a year.
ZST trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.