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BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZLC.TO) ETF Analysis

ZLC.TO

Expense ratio 0.33% Yield 4.77% Assets CA$268.95M Since January 19, 2010 Family BMO Asset Management Inc

Last Updated: October 22, 2026

CA$14.59

+CA$0.09 (+0.62%)

October 22, 2026 · Market close

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ZLC.TO Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 22, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	CA$100 becomes	CA$300 becomes
1 year	+880.97%	+880.97%	CA$980.97	CA$2,942.92
3 years	+1,123.17%	+130.41%	CA$1,223.17	CA$3,669.52
5 years	+915.03%	+58.96%	CA$1,015.03	CA$3,045.08
10 years	+1,106.28%	+28.28%	CA$1,206.28	CA$3,618.85

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 22, 2026.

ZLC.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−18.31%+894.55%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+894.55%
2025	+2.38%
2024	+4.69%
2023	+11.50%
2022	−18.31%
2021	−3.20%
2020	+9.51%
2019	+14.52%
2018	−1.66%
2017	+8.69%
2016 (partial year)	−3.80%

ZLC.TO Monthly Returns

−14%+888%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+1.0	+2.0	−3.6	+0.9	+2.0	+0.2	−3.0	+887.6	−1.2	+2.5	—	—
2025	+0.9	+1.5	−0.8	−1.9	+1.3	+0.3	−0.9	−1.4	+3.8	+1.4	−0.2	−1.6
2024	−2.6	+0.3	+0.5	−3.5	+2.0	+1.0	+3.2	−0.2	+3.1	−0.8	+3.1	−1.3
2023	+5.5	−3.7	+2.5	+2.0	−1.7	+1.1	−1.1	−1.7	−4.1	−1.0	+8.1	+5.9
2022	−6.0	−2.7	−2.1	−7.5	−0.6	−4.2	+8.5	−3.6	−2.0	−2.7	+6.2	−2.2
2021	−2.3	−3.3	−3.0	−1.2	+1.3	+2.6	+1.9	−0.7	−2.6	+0.1	+1.1	+3.1
2020	+4.4	−0.4	−13.0	+11.3	+0.6	+5.7	+2.4	−2.5	−0.1	−2.0	+3.6	+1.0
2019	+2.8	+0.2	+3.8	−0.2	+2.3	+3.0	+0.4	+2.0	−0.8	−0.7	+2.1	−1.2
2018	−1.2	−0.6	+1.8	−1.7	+1.0	+1.1	−1.5	+1.5	−1.8	−2.2	+0.2	+1.9
2017	+0.1	+1.7	+0.6	+3.7	+1.2	−0.3	−3.9	+2.5	−2.4	+2.9	+1.9	+0.6

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

ZLC.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 283.34%
Beta (3y): 0.86
Best year: +14.52%
Worst year: −18.31%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 22, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZLC.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. BMO Asset Management Inc is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is January 19, 2010. Total net assets stand at CA$268.95M. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.33%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$33.00 a year.

Performance Analysis

ZLC.TO last closed at CA$14.59 on October 22, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +880.97%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +28.28%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 4.77%.

So far in 2026 the total return is +894.55%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +14.52%; the weakest is 2022 at −18.31%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 283.34%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.86. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$1.47 to CA$14.75. The latest close sits 893.19% above that 52-week low. 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 22, 2026.

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