Managing director and head of ETF portfolio management, exchange-traded funds
BMO Global Asset Management
BMO GAM is the second largest ETF provider in Canada with more than $53 million in AUM spread across 101 funds. One of those charged with leading the portfolio management of BMO’s ETFs is Rob Bechard, who has been with BMO since 2009. BMO claimed the top three best-selling ETFs in Canada last year: the BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN), the BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF (ZWE) and the BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP). As of April 30, the three funds had a combined AUM of $11.6 billion.
