TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb 15, 2017) - BMO Asset Management Inc. ("BMO AM") today announced the February 2017 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on February 27, 2017, will receive cash distributions payable on March 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 0.0200
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF ZFM 0.0280
BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF ZFL 0.0430
BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPS 0.0360
BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF ZMP 0.0370
BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPL 0.0440
BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCS 0.0380
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCM 0.0410
BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF ZLC 0.0630
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF ZAG 0.0400
BMO Discount Bond Index ETF ZDB 0.0270
BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF ZRR 0.0300
BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF ZFH 0.0600
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHY 0.0670
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZEF 0.0650
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ZIC 0.0510
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZIC.U 0.0400
BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZSU 0.0260
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZMU 0.0410
BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF ZST 0.1650
BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF ZEB 0.0720
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF ZUT 0.0550
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF ZRE 0.0880
BMO Monthly Income ETF ZMI 0.0560
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF ZWB 0.0780
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF ZWU 0.0780
BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF ZWA 0.0810
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWH 0.0950
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZWH.U 0.1000
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF ZDV 0.0630
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF ZPR 0.0420
BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZUD 0.0510
BMO US Dividend ETF ZDY 0.0660
BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZDY.U 0.0510
BMO International Dividend ETF ZDI 0.0800
BMO US Put Write ETF ZPW 0.1150
BMO US Put Write ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZPW.U 0.1150
BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZDH 0.0850
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF ZWE 0.1200
BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF ZPH 0.1200
BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWC 0.1020
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF ZUP 0.1050
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZUP.U 0.1050
BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHP 0.1050

*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).

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 $688 billion as of October 31, 2016, 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.