BMO Monthly Income ETF (ZMI.TO)
About this ETF
The fund aims to provide monthly cash distributions, with the potential for long-term capital appreciation through a strategic asset allocation strategy via other BMO ETFs. These ETFs offers exposure to a diverse portfolio of income-bearing investments, including common equities, preferred shares, fixed income securities and trust units. In allocating its exposure, the fund manager considers average market valuations across regions, sectors and asset classes, relative economic conditions, and any perceived downside risks. Equity funds are expected to make up 60% of the holdings as compared to the 40% occupied by fixed income funds. Alternatively, the fund may also obtain its exposure by directly investing in equity and fixed income securities, other investment funds, ADRs or derivatives. The fund's risk profile…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF | 24.37% |
| BMO US Dividend ETF ZDY.TO | 20.79% |
| BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWG.TO | 14.95% |
| BMO Canadian Dividend ETF ZDV.TO | 13.24% |
| BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF | 10.42% |
| BMO International Dividend ETF ZDI.TO | 6.16% |
| BMO Premium Yield ETF | 5.01% |
| BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF | 4.97% |
| Cash | 0.09% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +0.76% |
| 3 months | +4.60% |
| 6 months | +6.05% |
| Year to date | +8.05% |
| 1 year | +13.00% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +8.78% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +3.58% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +2.46% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 6.73% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.85 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.23 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.66 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -5.00% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -15.60% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -27.08% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.37 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.71 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 256 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | 2026-07-03 | CAD 0.0500 |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-06-02 | CAD 0.0550 |
| 2026-04-29 | 2026-05-04 | CAD 0.0550 |
| 2026-03-30 | 2026-04-02 | CAD 0.0550 |
| 2026-02-26 | 2026-03-03 | CAD 0.0630 |
| 2026-01-29 | 2026-02-03 | CAD 0.0630 |
| 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-05 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-11-26 | 2025-12-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-10-30 | 2025-11-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-09-29 | 2025-10-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-08-28 | 2025-09-03 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-07-30 | 2025-08-05 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-06-27 | 2025-07-03 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-05-29 | 2025-06-03 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-04-29 | 2025-05-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-03-28 | 2025-04-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-02-27 | 2025-03-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2025-01-30 | 2025-02-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-03 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-12-03 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-08-29 | 2024-09-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-07-30 | 2024-08-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-07-03 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-05-30 | 2024-06-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-04-26 | 2024-05-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-03-27 | 2024-04-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-02-27 | 2024-03-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2024-01-29 | 2024-02-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-12-27 | 2024-01-03 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-11-28 | 2023-12-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-10-27 | 2023-11-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-09-27 | 2023-10-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-08-29 | 2023-09-05 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-06-28 | 2023-07-05 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-05-30 | 2023-06-05 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-04-26 | 2023-05-02 | CAD 0.0700 |
| 2023-03-29 | 2023-04-04 | CAD 0.0700 |
Splits
| 2025-12-30 | 97:100 |
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Scored coverage: 0.0% of the portfolio by weight.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio XEQT.TO | 0.20% | 14.36B | 1.60% | +25.31% | 1.89 |
| Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio VEQT.TO | 0.22% | 11.06B | 1.24% | +26.33% | 1.94 |
| FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF BUFR | 0.95% | 10.09B | — | +14.32% | 2.06 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio VGRO.TO | 0.22% | 7.42B | 1.75% | +20.49% | 1.87 |
| Capital Group Core Balanced ETF CGBL | 0.33% | 7.08B | 1.88% | +10.67% | 1.04 |
| Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF EVTR | 0.32% | 5.61B | 4.72% | -0.81% | -0.18 |
| iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF IALT | 0.99% | 5.00B | 0.40% | — | — |
| VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF EMLC | 0.30% | 4.80B | 6.27% | +0.79% | 0.14 |
| VanEck High Yield Muni ETF HYD | 0.32% | 4.51B | 4.32% | +2.55% | 0.65 |
| Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio VBAL.TO | 0.22% | 4.00B | 2.11% | +14.75% | 1.67 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| VanEck Short Muni ETF SMB | 0.07% | 312.74M | 0.0% |
| iShares LifePath Retirement ETF IRTR | 0.08% | 58.12M | 0.0% |
| iShares LifePath Target Date 2030 ETF ITDB | 0.09% | 74.33M | 0.0% |
| iShares LifePath Target Date 2035 ETF ITDC | 0.10% | 108.69M | 0.0% |
| iShares LifePath Target Date 2050 ETF ITDF | 0.11% | 84.03M | 0.0% |

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