ZCS
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$13.94
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Volume

385,891

Closing Price

$13.94
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BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (ticker: ZCS) is a passively managed fixed income fund by BMO, who manage 250 other funds in Canada, with a total of $140,742.35 M in assets under management. ZCS tracks the performance of the FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond Index - CAD, and has seen gains of +1.53% and inflows of +$380.23 M since the beginning of the year 2026.

ISIN

CA0559761048

Ticker

ZCS

Currency

CAD

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ZCS KEY DATA
As of August 14, 2026

AUM

$4,672.51 M

1m Perf.

+0.14%

1m Flows

-$272.19 M

mgmt fees

0.10%

exp. ratio

0.11%

tracking diff.

As of July 31, 2026
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NAV Performance and Flows

-0.2-0.10.00.10.20.3%
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NAV as of August 14, 2026
$13.91

Historical performance and flows

As of August 14, 2026
1m3mYTD1y3y
Perf.+0.14%+0.97%+1.53%+3.19%+19.39%
Flows-$272 M+$524 M+$380 M+$287 M+$3,242 M

ZCS's Characteristics

The ZCS Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by BMO. It is built to track an index: FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond Index - CAD. This ETF provides physical exposure, by owning its shares you earn the return of the securities composing the index (as the ETF holds them directly). This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends. 

ETF Info

Provider

Management Strategy

Passively managed

Benchmark

FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond Index - CAD

Replication Method

Direct (Physical)

Asset Class

Fixed Income

Dividend Policy

Distributing 

Trailing 12m Distribution Yield

3.98%

Meets ESG Criteria

No

Inception Date

October 20, 2009

All versions of this fund

CAD (current)

ZCS - BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF - CAD

ZCS's Exposure

Countries

Canada
76.87%
Other
23.13%

Sectors

Finance
48.35%
Energy
10.31%
Other
41.35%

Diversification

Total weight of top 10 holdings out of 35 total
61.20%

Top 10 holdings

Other
23.13%
Bank of Montreal, 3.19% 1mar2028, CAD
6.49%
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 4.477% 18jan2028, CAD
5.13%
CIBC, 3.8% 10dec2030, CAD
4.34%
TransCanada PipeLines, 5.277% 15jul2030, CAD
3.80%
Royal Bank of Canada, 4.829% 8aug2034, CAD (28)
3.71%
Royal Bank of Canada, 4.632% 1may2028, CAD
3.68%
Bank of Montreal, 4.709% 7dec2027, CAD
3.67%
RBC Capital Markets, 4% 17oct2030, CAD
3.65%
OMERS Realty, 3.244% 4oct2027, CAD
3.60%
Data as of June 30, 2026

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