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BMO European Fund Series A

European Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013, 2012

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NAVPS
(04-30-2024)
$30.34
Change
-$0.21 (-0.69%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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BMO European Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 5.85%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.64% 8.31% 20.67% 8.31% 17.43% 13.92% 8.01% 12.90% 8.44% 4.99% 6.38% 6.64% 5.45% 6.08%
Benchmark 3.63% 7.29% 17.28% 7.29% 14.30% 11.36% 8.05% 13.27% 8.07% 6.59% 7.35% 7.94% 6.40% 6.69%
Category Average 2.61% 15.55% 15.55% 5.64% 12.75% 8.91% 4.30% 10.68% 5.21% 3.89% 4.68% 4.89% 4.14% 4.29%
Category Rank 57 / 112 20 / 112 10 / 112 20 / 112 13 / 112 14 / 112 28 / 111 34 / 109 17 / 109 46 / 102 33 / 95 26 / 82 24 / 78 15 / 70
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 4.01% -3.48% 1.48% 1.23% -0.87% -4.80% 0.27% 7.82% 3.06% 1.10% 4.37% 2.64%
Benchmark 4.33% -5.65% 2.01% 2.73% -1.44% -4.13% -1.41% 7.87% 2.78% 0.64% 2.87% 3.63%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.88% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.90% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 2.58% 22.23% -7.99% 19.68% -14.69% 19.99% 8.23% 9.52% -14.34% 22.91%
Benchmark 3.06% 17.20% -3.54% 18.15% -7.68% 19.54% 3.59% 15.26% -10.82% 17.51%
Category Average -0.81% 17.33% -5.77% 14.98% -9.04% 15.21% 3.84% 11.84% -15.77% 16.91%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 1 4 2 3 4 2 1
Category Rank 15/ 68 23/ 78 57/ 82 16/ 93 98/ 101 32/ 106 55/ 109 100/ 111 53/ 112 12/ 112

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.91% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.69% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 99.31
Cash and Equivalents 0.69

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 19.27
Technology 12.74
Consumer Goods 11.93
Healthcare 11.48
Industrial Goods 8.22
Other 36.36

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 99.41
North America 0.58
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B 6.03
ASML Holding NV 4.93
Sap SE 4.18
Schneider Electric SE 3.45
AstraZeneca PLC 3.32
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 3.11
L'Air Liquide SA 3.04
Crh PLC 2.94
Deutsche Telekom AG Cl N 2.83
Shell PLC 2.75

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO European Fund Series A

Median

Other - European Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.11% 16.31% 14.44%
Beta 1.06% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.40% 0.46% 0.39%
Sortino 0.59% 0.61% 0.41%
Treynor 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 95.25% 95.95% 87.70%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.90% 16.11% 16.31% 14.44%
Beta 0.87% 1.06% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.94% 0.94% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.01% 0.40% 0.46% 0.39%
Sortino 2.17% 0.59% 0.61% 0.41%
Treynor 0.14% 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 97.77% 95.25% 95.95% 87.70%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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Fundata E Score

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Fundata S Score

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date October 03, 1994
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $94

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70719
BMO719

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in companies in Western Europe and the UK. As part of the investment objective, this fund invests primarily in companies that are listed on recognized exchanges and that will likely benefit from merger activity and reduced trade barriers as European markets and economies restructure. It may also invest in fixed income securities issued by governments in Western Europe and the United Kingdom.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: examines the financial information of individual companies to identify sound potential investments; employs a fundamental bottom-up investment approach that emphasizes growth and stability of earnings while adhering to a strict valuation discipline; seeks out companies with strong, consistent and growing free cash generation.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Sacha El Khoury 04-23-2024
David Moss 04-23-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar BMO Investments Inc.
Distributor BMO Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.53%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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