BMO Asset Management Inc. 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("BMO AM") today announced the March 2017 cash distributions for certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)* that distribute monthly or quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs at the close of business on March 30, 2017 will receive cash distributions payable on April 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 0.020 BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF ZFM 0.028 BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF ZFL 0.043 BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPS 0.036 BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF ZMP 0.037 BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF ZPL 0.044 BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCS 0.036 BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF ZCM 0.041 BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF ZLC 0.063 BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF ZAG 0.038 BMO Discount Bond Index ETF ZDB 0.027 BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF ZRR 0.030 BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF ZFH 0.060 BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHY 0.067 BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZEF 0.065 BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ZIC 0.051 BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZIC.U 0.040 BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZSU 0.028 BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZMU 0.041 BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF ZST 0.170 BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF ZEB 0.074 BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF ZUT 0.056 BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF ZRE 0.088 BMO Monthly Income ETF ZMI 0.056 BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF ZWB 0.078 BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF ZWU 0.075 BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF ZWA 0.081 BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWH 0.095 BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZWH.U 0.098 BMO Canadian Dividend ETF ZDV 0.063 BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF ZPR 0.040 BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZUD 0.053 BMO US Dividend ETF ZDY 0.070 BMO US Dividend ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZDY.U 0.053 BMO International Dividend ETF ZDI 0.080 BMO US Put Write ETF ZPW 0.107 BMO US Put Write ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZPW.U 0.106 BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF ZDH 0.083 BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF ZWE 0.120 BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF ZPH 0.110 BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF ZWC 0.102 BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF ZUP 0.105 BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZUP.U 0.105 BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZHP 0.105   BMO ETFs with Quarterly Distributions:   BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF ZCN 0.148 BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUE 0.148 BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZDJ 0.160 BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF ZEO 0.065 BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZDM 0.125 BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF ZEA 0.100 BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZEQ 0.100 BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF ZGI 0.210 BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF ZUB 0.075 BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF ZBK 0.070 BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF ZLB 0.185 BMO S&P 500 Index ETF ZSP 0.145 BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZSP.U 0.108 BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF ZIN 0.080 BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF ZLU 0.150 BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZLU.U 0.115 BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF ZUQ 0.085 BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF ZGQ 0.078 BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF ZLI 0.110 BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF ZLD 0.110 BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF ZLH 0.107 BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTS 0.160 BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZTS.U 0.160 BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTM 0.220 BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZTM.U 0.220 BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF ZTL 0.380 BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (U.S. Dollar Units) ZTL.U 0.370 *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). The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO Asset Management Inc. and any related funds. 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 $692 billion as of January 31, 2017, 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. Media Contacts:Mark Beazley, Toronto, mark.beazley@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996Valérie Doucet, Montreal, valerie.doucet@bmo.com, (514) 877-8224 SOURCE BMO Financial Group To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2017/21/c7744.html Media Contacts: Mark Beazley, Toronto, mark.beazley@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996; Valérie Doucet, Montreal, valerie.doucet@bmo.com, (514) 877-8224Copyright CNW Group 2017Canada NewswireMarch 21, 2017 - 6:30 AM PDTNews by QuoteMediawww.quotemedia.com