BMO Covered Call US Banks ETF (ZWK.TO)
About this ETF
The fund applies a covered call option (or buy-write) strategy on the banking segment of the U.S. financial sector. The fund holds underlying stock positions on banking firms and writes call options out of the money. Call options, which are either exchange-traded or over-the-counter, are selected based on the option's implied volatility. The funds strategy enables investors to earn call option premiums and have tax-efficient distributions. The option premium provides investors with limited downside protection. The funds underlying portfolio is rebalanced and reconstituted on a semi-annual basis, and options are rolled forward upon expiry.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Fifth Third Bancorp FITB | 6.96% |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC | 6.84% |
| Bank of America Corporation BAC | 6.81% |
| Regions Financial Corporation RF | 6.73% |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. CFG | 6.72% |
| U.S. Bancorp USB | 6.70% |
| M&T Bank Corporation MTB | 6.68% |
| Morgan Stanley MS | 6.66% |
| KeyCorp KEY | 6.56% |
| Huntington Bancshares Incorporated HBAN | 6.44% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +6.17% |
| 3 months | +11.60% |
| 6 months | +8.49% |
| Year to date | +12.93% |
| 1 year | +24.95% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +20.36% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +0.13% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 19.04% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.27 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.97 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.72 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -16.17% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -55.30% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -55.30% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.79 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.52 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
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Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 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 0.1450 |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-06-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2026-04-29 | 2026-05-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2026-03-30 | 2026-04-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2026-02-26 | 2026-03-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2026-01-29 | 2026-02-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-05 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-11-26 | 2025-12-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-10-30 | 2025-11-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-09-29 | 2025-10-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-08-28 | 2025-09-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-07-30 | 2025-08-05 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-06-27 | 2025-07-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-05-29 | 2025-06-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-04-29 | 2025-05-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-03-28 | 2025-04-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-02-27 | 2025-03-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2025-01-30 | 2025-02-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-12-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-08-29 | 2024-09-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-07-30 | 2024-08-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-07-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-05-30 | 2024-06-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-04-26 | 2024-05-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-03-27 | 2024-04-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-02-27 | 2024-03-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2024-01-29 | 2024-02-02 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2023-12-27 | 2024-01-03 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2023-11-28 | 2023-12-04 | CAD 0.1450 |
| 2023-10-27 | 2023-11-02 | CAD 0.1600 |
| 2023-09-27 | 2023-10-04 | CAD 0.1600 |
| 2023-08-29 | 2023-09-05 | CAD 0.1700 |
| 2023-07-27 | 2023-08-02 | CAD 0.1700 |
| 2023-06-28 | 2023-07-05 | CAD 0.1700 |
| 2023-05-30 | 2023-06-05 | CAD 0.1700 |
| 2023-04-26 | 2023-05-02 | CAD 0.1700 |
| 2023-03-29 | 2023-04-04 | CAD 0.1700 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
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