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About BMO MSCI EAFE Small-Mid Cap Index ETF Trust Unit
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Inception date
Feb 3, 2026
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
Identifiers
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ISIN CA09663W1086
ZESM is designed to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of an index that provides exposure to equity securities of mid-, and small-capitalization issuers in 21 developed-market countries, excluding Canada and the US. The index covers approximately 28% of the free-float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The Index is rebalanced quarterly in February, May, August, and November.
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Frequently asked questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
ZESM trades at 29.99 CAD today, its price has fallen −0.43% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on ZESM price chart.
ZESM net asset value is 30.01 today — it's risen 3.83% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
ZESM assets under management is 287.47 M CAD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
ZESM fund flows account for 291.55 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
ZESM invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
No, ZESM isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, ZESM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.83%.
ZESM trades at a premium (0.42%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
ZESM shares are issued by Bank of Montreal
ZESM follows the MSCI EAFE SMID Cap Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Feb 3, 2026.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.