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BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF (ZWG.TO) ETF Analysis

ZWG.TO
Expense ratio 0.65% Yield 5.93% Assets CA$324.86M Since February 12, 2026 Family BMO Asset Management Inc

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CA$36.80
+CA$0.13 (+0.35%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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ZWG.TO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualizedCA$100 becomes
1 year+17.88%CA$117.88
3 years+18.06%CA$164.55
5 years+11.18%CA$169.87
Since January 22, 2020+10.13%CA$191.69

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

ZWG.TO Return by Calendar Year

2026 is a partial year

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+15.01%
2025+10.30%
2024+21.47%
2023+9.25%
2022−4.38%
2021+17.19%
2020+1.61%

ZWG.TO Monthly Returns

−9%+9%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.7+2.5−2.8+2.4+5.3+3.7−1.0−0.0+1.3+0.2——
2025+3.5+0.4−2.7−7.1+3.8+1.8+0.2+3.8+2.4+2.4+2.5−0.6
2024+2.6+3.5+2.2−2.6+1.4+1.8+3.5+1.2+1.5+1.1+3.3+0.2
2023+1.7−0.6+1.4+1.9−3.0+2.4+2.5+1.1−4.2+0.4+4.4+1.1
2022−1.8−4.1+0.1−2.0+0.3−5.3+3.7−2.4−3.0+6.3+6.6−2.1
2021−0.9+1.3+5.9−0.8+1.4+1.3+1.5+2.0−2.8+1.0+0.6+6.0
2020—−8.5−3.5+6.2+1.0+1.8+1.0+2.2−1.5−3.9+8.7+0.6

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

ZWG.TO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 6 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
11.54%
Beta (3y)
0.65
Best year
+21.47%

2024

Worst year
−4.38%

2022

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

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 AAPL Apple Inc 5.39%
2 ABBV AbbVie Inc 4.97%
3 MRK Merck & Co Inc 4.91%
4 MSFT Microsoft Corp 4.58%
5 CSCO Cisco Systems Inc 4.53%
6 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.35%
7 CAT Caterpillar Inc 4.15%
8 XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 3.9%
9 VZ Verizon Communications Inc 3.87%
10 DELL Dell Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares - Class C 3.53%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF (ZWG.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund holds CA$324.86M in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.65%. On a CA$10,000 position that is CA$65.00 a year. BMO Asset Management Inc is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is February 12, 2026.

The largest positions on file are Apple Inc (AAPL), AbbVie Inc (ABBV), and Merck & Co Inc (MRK). Apple Inc alone accounts for 5.39% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 44.18% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for ZWG.TO is CA$36.80, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +17.88%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +11.18%. The trailing distribution yield is 5.93%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2024 returned +21.47% and 2022 returned −4.38%. Of the 6 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +15.01% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 11.54%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.65. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$32.60 to CA$38.01. The latest close sits 12.88% 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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