BMO Announces Annual Reinvested Distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds - Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO)

Core Viewpoint - BMO Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc. announced the 2025 annual reinvested distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and ETF Series, which are designed to represent realized capital gains and special income to avoid ordinary income tax liabilities [1][2]. Distribution Details - Unitholders of record as of December 30, 2025, will receive the annual reinvested distributions, with actual taxable amounts reported in 2026 [2]. - The per-unit annual reinvested distribution amounts for various funds include: - BMO All-Equity ETF (ZEQT): $0.135 - BMO Balanced ESG ETF (ZESG): $0.070 - BMO Canadian Dividend ETF (ZDV): $1.880 - BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI): $1.250 - BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU): $2.520 [2][3][4][5][6]. Fund Management - BMO ETFs are managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., while the ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds are managed by BMO Investments Inc., both being separate legal entities from Bank of Montreal [7][18]. - BMO Financial Group is noted as the seventh largest bank in North America by assets, with total assets of $1.5 trillion as of October 31, 2025 [19].