ZWC.TO
BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF
Diversified ETF · Fund / ETF · Canada · ETF
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Fund Overview
ZWC is a Canadian dividend-equity fund managed by BMO Global Asset Management that additionally writes covered call options against some of its holdings, a strategy intended to generate additional income beyond the dividends paid by its underlying equities.
Index Strategy
ZWC holds a portfolio of higher-dividend-paying Canadian equities and actively writes call options against a portion of those holdings as part of BMO Global Asset Management's covered-call options strategy, rather than passively tracking a licensed third-party index.
Geographic Exposure
All underlying equity holdings are companies listed on Canadian exchanges; the fund does not hold securities listed on foreign exchanges.
Principal Risks
As a fund that writes call options against some or all of its equity holdings to generate additional income, ZWC.TO carries the risk that its covered-call overlay caps potential upside participation in a rising market in exchange for that income, in addition to the general equity-market and sector-concentration risk of its underlying equity portfolio.
Source Documents
- BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF — official fund product page — BMO Global Asset Management (2026-07-29)
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