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BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF (ZLI.TO) ETF Analysis

ZLI.TO
Expense ratio 0.4% Yield 2.13% Assets CA$280.52M Since September 2, 2015 Family BMO Asset Management Inc

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$30.99
+CA$0.02 (+0.06%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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ZLI.TO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualizedCA$100 becomes
1 year+7.20%CA$107.20
3 years+14.80%CA$151.28
5 years+7.33%CA$142.44
10 years+6.37%CA$185.50

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

ZLI.TO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+10.03%
2025+13.39%
2024+11.93%
2023+9.09%
2022−9.80%
2021+6.79%
2020−0.88%
2019+9.71%
2018+4.89%
2017+13.88%
2016 (partial year)−5.62%

ZLI.TO Monthly Returns

−10%+10%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.2+6.9−5.1−1.4+0.5+2.3+4.1−0.2−1.5+3.4——
2025+4.8+1.8+1.5+3.4+1.9−0.1−2.4+2.3+0.3−0.2+0.6−1.1
2024+1.1+0.6+2.6−2.2+1.1−0.7+6.2+3.9+0.9−2.3+0.6−0.0
2023+3.3−0.3+2.7+4.1−4.7−0.3+2.1−0.6−4.1−0.2+5.1+2.1
2022−6.0−1.4−1.5−1.3−2.1−4.4+3.0−3.6−5.6+2.6+9.5+1.6
2021−1.9−1.1+1.9+1.7+0.9+1.9+3.1+1.3−3.0−1.4+0.0+3.4
2020+0.9−5.7−9.1+3.3+2.6+0.4−1.2+1.8+1.2−5.1+9.9+1.3
2019+1.1+2.5+2.8+0.8−1.8+0.7−1.0−0.1+1.5+2.4+1.4−0.8
2018+1.3+0.8+1.4+0.7+0.9+1.9+1.1−0.7+0.1−5.7+3.6−0.3
2017−1.5+4.2+3.3+5.2+4.6−5.4−1.8+1.1−0.5+3.1+2.4−1.2

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

ZLI.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
12.20%
Beta (3y)
0.64
Best year
+13.88%

2017

Worst year
−9.80%

2022

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

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 ENX.PA Euronext NV 2.27%
2 ORA.PA Orange SA 2.12%
3 DB1.DE Deutsche Boerse AG 1.88%
4 6178.T Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd 1.71%
5 9434.T SoftBank Corp 1.7%
6 9843.T Nitori Holdings Co Ltd 1.62%
7 9433.T KDDI Corp 1.57%
8 IAG.AX Insurance Australia Group Ltd 1.54%
9 9735.T SECOM Co Ltd 1.51%
10 8725.T MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc 1.51%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF (ZLI.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. Total net assets stand at CA$280.52M. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.4%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$40.00 a year. BMO Asset Management Inc is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is September 2, 2015.

Its biggest positions are Euronext NV (ENX.PA), Orange SA (ORA.PA), and Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.DE). Euronext NV alone accounts for 2.27% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 17.43% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for ZLI.TO is CA$30.99, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +7.20%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +6.37%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 2.13%.

2026 is still running; the total return is +10.03% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2017 at +13.88%; the weakest is 2022 at −9.80%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from CA$28.36 to CA$31.11. The latest close sits 9.27% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 12.2%. The reported beta is 0.64. 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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