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Inception date
Jan 15, 2020
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
ISIN
CA05587Y1051
The fund is an ESG-focused portfolio of large- and mid-cap Canadian stocks. The index scores each security for ESG risk and opportunity management. Holdings must meet a minimum score threshold, and the index also screens out companies involved in severe ESG controversies or specific controversial industries. After this initial screening, the index uses the following process to select securities until it covers 50% of the market cap in each sector: 1) eligible securities in the top 35% of market cap, 2) highly-rated securities in the top 50%, 3) current holdings in the top 65%, 4) other eligible securities. At each step, higher rated firms are selected first. Holdings are market-cap-weighted within their respective sector. The index undergoes reconstitution in May and rebalancing in August, November, and February.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Non-Energy Minerals
Commercial Services
Industrial Services
Stocks99.77%
Finance37.26%
Non-Energy Minerals13.96%
Commercial Services13.13%
Industrial Services11.74%
Retail Trade6.89%
Technology Services5.61%
Transportation3.75%
Utilities2.68%
Process Industries2.04%
Communications1.55%
Energy Minerals1.17%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.23%
Cash0.23%
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
ESGA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 37.26% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 13.96% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ESGA top holdings are Shopify, Inc. Class A and Toronto-Dominion Bank, occupying 12.53% and 9.39% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ESGA last dividends amounted to 0.25 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.25 CAD in dividends,
ESGA assets under management is 175.21 M CAD. It's risen 37.21% over the last month.
ESGA fund flows account for 28.58 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, ESGA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.04%. The last dividend (Jul 3, 2025) amounted to 0.25 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
ESGA shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Jan 15, 2020, and its management style is Passive.
ESGA expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ESGA follows the MSCI Canada Selection. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ESGA invests in stocks.
ESGA price has risen by 5.37% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 31.78% increase. See more dynamics on ESGA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.07% over the last month, showed a 12.82% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 33.89% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.07% over the last month, showed a 12.82% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 33.89% in a year.
ESGA trades at a premium (0.19%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.