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About BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC GLOBAL CONSUMER STAPLES HEDGED TO CAD IN
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Inception date
Apr 7, 2017
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Return of capital
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
The fund offers vanilla exposure to the consumer staples sector. The fund takes from an index of large- and mid-cap equities in developed markets excluding Korea, which some issuers consider as an emerging economy. The fund includes all companies in the consumer staples sector based on its underlying ICB industry classification system, which can vary materially from its main sector scheme rival, GICS. Stocks are market-cap weighted, subject to some position limits. Individual positions are capped at 10% for largest stock, 9% for second, etc. on through the top six names, subject to a cap of 40% total for individual positions greater than 5%. The index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Retail Trade
Stocks99.59%
Consumer Non-Durables79.49%
Retail Trade11.75%
Distribution Services5.16%
Process Industries3.18%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.41%
Cash0.41%
Stock breakdown by region
North America59.97%
Europe30.19%
Asia8.22%
Oceania1.53%
Middle East0.09%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
STPL invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Consumer Non-Durables, with 79.49% stocks, and Retail Trade, with 11.75% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
STPL top holdings are Procter & Gamble Company and Philip Morris International Inc., occupying 9.95% and 7.60% of the portfolio correspondingly.
STPL last dividends amounted to 0.13 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.14 CAD in dividends, which shows a 7.69% decrease.
STPL assets under management is 34.59 M CAD. It's fallen 1.31% over the last month.
STPL fund flows account for 3.29 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.
Yes, STPL pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.26%. The last dividend (Jul 3, 2025) amounted to 0.13 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
STPL shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Apr 7, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
STPL expense ratio is 0.40% meaning you'd have to pay 0.40% of your investment to help manage the fund.
STPL follows the Russell Developed Large Cap Consumer Staples Capped 100% Hedged to CAD Index - CAD. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
STPL invests in stocks.
STPL price has fallen by −1.61% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.54% increase. See more dynamics on STPL price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.38% over the last month, have fallen by −0.38% over the last month, showed a −0.94% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 5.72% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.38% over the last month, have fallen by −0.38% over the last month, showed a −0.94% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 5.72% in a year.
STPL trades at a premium (0.09%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.