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Inception date
Mar 2, 2018
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
ISIN
CA09660M1032
The fund invests in Canadian federal, provincial and investment grade corporate debts with remaining maturities between one and five years. The market-value-weighted invests in CAD-denominated issues with more than CAD 300 million outstanding. The index undergoes monthly rebalancing. The fund aims to hold securities in the same proportions as they are reflected in the index. The Manager may also utilize a sampling strategy, which uses quantitative analysis to select bonds that resemble index constituents in terms of key risk factors, performance attributes, industry weightings, market capitalization and other appropriate financial characteristics.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government54.36%
Corporate45.17%
Securitized0.42%
Miscellaneous0.07%
Cash−0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America99.87%
Asia0.07%
Europe0.06%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ZSB invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Government, with 54.36% stocks, and Corporate, with 45.17% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ZSB top holdings are Canada Treasury Bonds 2.75% 01-MAR-2030 and Canada Treasury Bonds 2.75% 01-SEP-2030, occupying 3.79% and 3.49% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ZSB last dividends amounted to 0.39 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.39 CAD in dividends,
ZSB assets under management is 147.97 M CAD. It's risen 4.17% over the last month.
ZSB fund flows account for 51.31 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, ZSB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.10%. The last dividend (Oct 2, 2025) amounted to 0.39 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
ZSB shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Mar 2, 2018, and its management style is Passive.
ZSB expense ratio is 0.10% meaning you'd have to pay 0.10% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ZSB follows the Bloomberg Barclays Canadian Government/Credit 1-5 Years Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ZSB invests in bonds.
ZSB price has fallen by −0.39% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.93% increase. See more dynamics on ZSB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.54% over the last month, showed a 1.61% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.96% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.54% over the last month, showed a 1.61% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.96% in a year.
ZSB trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.