BMO Asset Management Inc. Announces Cash Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds

TORONTO, March 21, 2017 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc. ("BMO AM") today announced the March 2017 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly or quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on March 30, 2017 will receive cash distributions payable on April 6, 2017.

Details of the per-unit distribution amounts are as follows:

BMO ETFs with Monthly Distributions:	Ticker	Cash Distribution per Unit ($)
BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFS	0.020
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFM	0.028
BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFL	0.043
BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPS	0.036
BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZMP	0.037
BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPL	0.044
BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCS	0.036
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCM	0.041
BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZLC	0.063
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	ZAG	0.038
BMO Discount Bond Index ETF	ZDB	0.027
BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF	ZRR	0.030
BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF	ZFH	0.060
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHY	0.067
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEF	0.065
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZIC	0.051
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZIC.U	0.040
BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZSU	0.028
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZMU	0.041
BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	ZST	0.170
BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	ZEB	0.074
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF	ZUT	0.056
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF	ZRE	0.088
BMO Monthly Income ETF	ZMI	0.056
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	ZWB	0.078
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	ZWU	0.075
BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWA	0.081
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWH	0.095
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZWH.U	0.098
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	ZDV	0.063
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF	ZPR	0.040
BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZUD	0.053
BMO US Dividend ETF	ZDY	0.070
BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZDY.U	0.053
BMO International Dividend ETF	ZDI	0.080
BMO US Put Write ETF	ZPW	0.107
BMO US Put Write ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZPW.U	0.106
BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZDH	0.083
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWE	0.120
BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF	ZPH	0.110
BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWC	0.102
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF	ZUP	0.105
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZUP.U	0.105
BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHP	0.105
BMO ETFs with Quarterly Distributions:
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	ZCN	0.148
BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUE	0.148
BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZDJ	0.160
BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF	ZEO	0.065
BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZDM	0.125
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF	ZEA	0.100
BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEQ	0.100
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF	ZGI	0.210
BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUB	0.075
BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF	ZBK	0.070
BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	ZLB	0.185
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	ZSP	0.145
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZSP.U	0.108
BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF	ZIN	0.080
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF	ZLU	0.150
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZLU.U	0.115
BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF	ZUQ	0.085
BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF	ZGQ	0.078
BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF	ZLI	0.110
BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLD	0.110
BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLH	0.107
BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTS	0.160
BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZTS.U	0.160
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTM	0.220
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZTM.U	0.220
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTL	0.380
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units)	ZTL.U	0.370

*BMO ETFs are administered and managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., which is an investment fund manager and portfolio manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in exchange traded funds. Please read the prospectus before investing. Exchange traded funds are not guaranteed; their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

S&P® is a trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). "TSX" is a trademark of TSX Inc. These trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed to BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZEB. ZEB is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones LLC, S&P, TSX, or their respective affiliates and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, S&P, TSX and their affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in such ETF.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged is a product of Dow Jones Opco, LLC

("Dow Jones Opco"), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and has been licensed for use.

"Dow Jones®" and Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones"), and has been licensed to Dow Jones Opco and sublicensed by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZWA. ZWA is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones, and their respective affiliates, make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in such a product(s).

The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO Asset Management Inc. and any related funds.

Further information about BMO ETFs can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.

About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Established in May 2009, BMO Financial Group's ETF business is a leading ETF provider in Canada. BMO ETFs provide Canadian investors with broader choices and greater access to an innovative portfolio of investment products.

About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817, and currently marking its 200th year of operations, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of $692 billion as of January 31, 2017, and more than 45,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

Media Contacts:
Mark Beazley, Toronto, [email protected], [phone]
Valérie Doucet, Montreal, [email protected], [phone]

SOURCE BMO Financial Group

Media Contacts: Mark Beazley, Toronto, [email protected], [phone]; Valérie Doucet, Montreal, [email protected], [phone]