TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 19, 2016) - BMO Asset Management Inc. ("BMO AM") today announced the January 2016 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on January 28, 2016 will receive cash distributions payable on February 4, 2016.
Details of the per unit distribution amounts are as follows:
| BMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions: | Ticker | Cash Distribution per Unit ($) |
| BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF | ZFS | 0.022 |
| BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF | ZFM | 0.032 |
| BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF | ZFL | 0.045 |
| BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF | ZPS | 0.036 |
| BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF | ZMP | 0.037 |
| BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF | ZPL | 0.046 |
| BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF | ZCS | 0.043 |
| BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF | ZCM | 0.045 |
| BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF | ZLC | 0.067 |
| BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF | ZAG | 0.04 |
| BMO Discount Bond Index ETF | ZDB | 0.025 |
| BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF | ZRR | 0.025 |
| BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF | ZFH | 0.06 |
| BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZHY | 0.07 |
| BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZEF | 0.06 |
| BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF | ZIC | 0.055 |
| BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) | ZIC.U | 0.041 |
| BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZSU | 0.026 |
| BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF | ZMU | 0.043 |
| BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF | ZST | 0.17 |
| BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF | ZEB | 0.067 |
| BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF | ZUT | 0.06 |
| BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF | ZRE | 0.085 |
| BMO Monthly Income ETF | ZMI | 0.053 |
| BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF | ZWB | 0.073 |
| BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF | ZWU | 0.078 |
| BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF | ZWA | 0.078 |
| BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF | ZWH | 0.095 |
| BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) | ZWH.U | 0.095 |
| BMO Canadian Dividend ETF | ZDV | 0.055 |
| BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF | ZPR | 0.045 |
| BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF | ZUD | 0.045 |
| BMO US Dividend ETF | ZDY | 0.062 |
| BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) | ZDY.U | 0.045 |
| BMO International Dividend ETF | ZDI | 0.078 |
| BMO US Put Write ETF | ZPW | 0.12 |
| BMO US Put Write ETF (US Dollar Units) | ZPW.U | 0.115 |
| BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF | ZDH | 0.075 |
| BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF | ZWE | 0.12 |
| * BMO ETFs are administered and managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., an investment fund manager and portfolio manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal. |
Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange traded funds. Please read the prospectus before investing. Exchange traded funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, and TSX is a trademark of TSX Inc. These and other associated trademarks and/or service marks have been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. The index underlying the ZEB BMO ETF is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and has been licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. The BMO ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by any of its aforementioned trademark owners and the related index providers or their respective affiliates or their third party licensors and these entities make no representation, warranty or condition regarding the advisability of buying, selling or holding units in the BMO ETF.
Further information about BMO ETFs can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs .
About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Established in May 2009, BMO Financial Group's ETF business is a leading ETF provider in Canada. BMO ETFs provide Canadian investors with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio of investment products.
About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of approximately $641 billion as of October 31, 2015, and more than 46,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
