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BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (ZSML.TO) ETF Analysis

ZSML.TO
Expense ratio 0.22% Yield 1.06% Since January 28, 2020 Family BMO Asset Management Inc

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$51.24
+CA$0.43 (+0.85%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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ZSML.TO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualizedCA$100 becomes
1 year+16.25%CA$116.25
3 years+17.20%CA$160.99
5 years+7.97%CA$146.76
Since February 25, 2020+10.06%CA$189.24

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

ZSML.TO Return by Calendar Year

2020 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+17.81%
2025+0.61%
2024+17.47%
2023+12.67%
2022−11.12%
2021+28.32%
2020 (partial year)+5.78%

ZSML.TO Monthly Returns

−23%+15%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+4.5+2.4−2.3+9.5+1.3+10.2−3.6−0.8−3.2−0.5——
2025+3.9−6.8−6.1−8.2+5.0+3.2+3.3+4.9+2.2+0.2+2.2−1.8
2024−1.9+3.2+2.6−2.5+1.9−1.7+12.9−5.1+1.6+0.8+12.3−6.1
2023+5.0+2.6−5.6−1.1−3.2+5.4+4.9−1.3−5.8−4.8+7.0+10.4
2022−7.9+0.9−0.8−3.2−1.9−6.6+9.1−1.9−3.9+9.4+1.8−5.2
2021+8.6+7.2+1.6−0.1−0.3+3.1−1.3+2.5−1.8+0.7+1.6+3.9
2020——−22.4+10.6+6.2+1.9+0.4+2.2−2.8+1.5+15.0+4.3

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

ZSML.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 6 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
20.11%
Beta (3y)
1.24
Best year
+28.32%

2021

Worst year
−11.12%

2022

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

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 CORT Corcept Therapeutics Inc 0.62%
2 MTCH Match Group Inc Ordinary Shares - New 0.59%
3 VSAT Viasat Inc 0.56%
4 GKOS Glaukos Corp 0.55%
5 JXN Jackson Financial Inc 0.55%
6 PAYC Paycom Software Inc 0.54%
7 QRVO Qorvo Inc 0.53%
8 EAT Brinker International Inc 0.52%
9 SM SM Energy Co 0.5%
10 PTGX Protagonist Therapeutics Inc 0.5%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (ZSML.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. BMO Asset Management Inc is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is January 28, 2020. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.22%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$22.00 a year.

The largest positions on file are Corcept Therapeutics Inc (CORT), Match Group Inc Ordinary Shares - New (MTCH), and Viasat Inc (VSAT). Corcept Therapeutics Inc alone accounts for 0.62% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 5.46% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for ZSML.TO is CA$51.24, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +16.25%. Measured over 5 years, that is +7.97% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 1.06%.

So far in 2026 the total return is +17.81%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +28.32% and 2022 returned −11.12%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 20.11%. The reported beta is 1.24. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$41.62 to CA$56.52. The latest close sits 23.11% 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 21, 2026.

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