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BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM.TO) ETF Analysis

ZEM.TO
Expense ratio 0.27% Yield 1.76% Assets CA$3.74B Since October 20, 2009 Family BMO Asset Management Inc

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$32.08
+CA$0.06 (+0.19%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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ZEM.TO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualizedCA$100 becomes
1 year+19.52%CA$119.52
3 years+23.62%CA$188.92
5 years+9.12%CA$154.69
10 years+8.63%CA$228.83

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

ZEM.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+19.43%
2025+27.66%
2024+15.21%
2023+7.38%
2022−15.80%
2021−2.64%
2020+16.38%
2019+13.23%
2018−8.06%
2017+30.19%
2016 (partial year)−2.57%

ZEM.TO Monthly Returns

−12%+14%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+7.4+6.5−7.5+10.0+7.7+3.4−7.5+3.9+2.0−6.1——
2025+2.6+0.1+1.0−3.8+3.7+6.4+2.8+1.4+8.4+4.9−2.6+0.5
2024−2.9+5.1+2.7+1.1+0.8+2.8+2.5−1.5+5.5+0.0−1.6+0.0
2023+7.4−4.5+1.4−0.3−1.9+1.5+4.9−3.6−2.8−1.4+5.8+1.3
2022+0.8−5.1−4.7−3.1−1.0−3.8−1.1+1.7−7.3−3.2+13.6−2.4
2021+3.9+1.1−2.7−1.2+0.8+3.2−5.4+2.6−3.2−1.3−0.1+0.0
2020−4.2−2.3−11.4+5.4+3.3+4.8+6.8+0.3+1.1+1.8+6.2+5.2
2019+5.9−1.1+2.7+2.4−6.3+2.4−1.3−2.9+1.6+3.1+1.1+5.4
2018+5.3−0.8+0.6−3.3−1.8−3.0+2.0−2.6−2.1−7.0+5.3−0.4
2017+3.9+4.2+3.7+4.7+1.4−2.5+1.3+2.9−0.4+6.7+0.7+0.3

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

ZEM.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
19.07%
Beta (3y)
0.97
Best year
+30.19%

2017

Worst year
−15.80%

2022

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 2330.TW Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 14.42%
2 005930.KQ Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.84%
3 000660.KQ SK hynix Inc 5.65%
4 EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 4.69%
5 0700.HK Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.67%
6 9988.HK Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares 1.77%
7 2454.TW MediaTek Inc 1.62%
8 005935 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Pfd Registered Shs Non-Voting 0.91%
9 00939 China Construction Bank Corp Class H 0.85%
10 2308.TW Delta Electronics Inc 0.81%

Analysis

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Fund Overview

BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. BMO Asset Management Inc is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is October 20, 2009. The fund holds CA$3.74B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.27%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$27.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KQ), and SK hynix Inc (000660.KQ). Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd alone accounts for 14.42% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 40.26% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

ZEM.TO last closed at CA$32.08 on October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +19.52%. Measured over 10 years, that is +8.63% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.76%.

So far in 2026 the total return is +19.43%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2017 returned +30.19% and 2022 returned −15.80%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$26.50 to CA$36.49. The latest close sits 21.06% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 19.07%. The reported beta is 0.97. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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