ZWU — BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF

Filing-backed earned vs paid. Not a yield screener and not a buy/sell rating.

Profit fully covered the cheque with price moves included.

Launch year: 2012 · Jan 24
Dist. coverage (2025 accrual): Covered
Filing-period total return: +13.19% (BMO calendar 2025, dist. reinvested)
Cash return (approx.): +13.0% (approx., cash not reinvested; not issuer MRFP total return)
Earned: $226.4 million
Distributed: $140.8 million
Market price: $11.34
Last distribution: $0.07 · Aug 2026
Dist. yield (approx.): +7.4% (approx., $0.07 per month annualized ÷ $11.34 price)
CoverCall 2026 YTD: +7.5%
AUM: $2.18B

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What this fund is

Utilities, telecom, and pipelines with covered calls.

How profit showed up

A mix of dividends/interest, realized gains, and unrealized gains.

Other BMO funds

Figures from public issuer filings for a stated period. Tape fields are the latest exchange last (TSX or US), not a licensed live NAV feed. Confirm against the issuer’s documents. Not investment advice.