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BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Series A

High Yield Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(05-15-2024)
$7.20
Change
$0.03 (0.37%)

As at April 30, 2024

As at April 30, 2024

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BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 23, 2008): 3.03%

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 -0.84% 0.16% 7.71% -0.14% 6.01% 3.22% -0.16% 3.72% 1.24% 1.59% 1.35% 2.16% 1.59% 1.46%
Benchmark 0.55% 3.28% 8.20% 4.71% 10.33% 8.77% 3.34% 4.51% 3.12% 4.18% 3.35% 5.49% 5.30% 5.68%
Category Average -0.87% 7.33% 7.33% 0.68% 5.99% 2.75% 0.06% 3.64% 1.99% 2.27% 2.19% 3.05% 2.45% 2.45%
Category Rank 214 / 294 230 / 294 130 / 294 250 / 294 190 / 288 157 / 285 200 / 276 168 / 269 218 / 262 203 / 243 195 / 230 185 / 196 163 / 185 162 / 169
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -1.27% 1.03% 1.09% -0.02% -1.38% -1.00% 4.56% 3.16% -0.30% 0.00% 1.01% -0.84%
Benchmark -1.13% -0.73% 1.08% 2.51% -1.32% 1.59% 2.42% 0.89% 1.39% 1.87% 0.83% 0.55%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.81% (January 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.53% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 0.21% -3.21% 9.09% 4.01% -5.24% 10.55% 2.80% 2.65% -11.00% 10.36%
Benchmark 8.91% 14.93% 10.80% 2.96% 5.36% 7.98% 6.14% 0.50% -6.92% 10.36%
Category Average 2.69% -2.71% 9.58% 5.34% -2.63% 9.49% 5.35% 3.21% -10.00% 8.59%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 4 2
Category Rank 162/ 166 95/ 178 154/ 195 159/ 223 214/ 235 119/ 260 197/ 268 203/ 270 214/ 279 85/ 288

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.55% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.00% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 94.78
Cash and Equivalents 3.76
Canadian Government Bonds 1.04
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.21
US Equity 0.20
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 96.03
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.77
Energy 0.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
USD Currency 2.31
Venture Global Clcsieu Pss LLC 4.13% 15-Aug-2031 1.09
Alliant Hldgs Intermediate LLC 4.25% 15-Oct-2027 1.07
Clearway Energy Operating LLC 3.75% 15-Jan-2032 0.98
Hilcorp Energy I LP 6.25% 01-Nov-2028 0.87
Charles River Laboratories Inc 3.75% 15-Mar-2029 0.80
Southwestern Energy Co 4.75% 01-Feb-2032 0.79
Outfront Media Capital LLC 4.63% 15-Mar-2030 0.78
W R Grace Holdings LLC 4.88% 15-Jun-2027 0.78
Permian Resources Operatng LLC 5.88% 01-Jul-2029 0.77

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: L.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - High Yield Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.55% 9.39% 7.34%
Beta 0.81% 1.01% 0.56%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.44% 0.58% 0.28%
Sharpe -0.30% -0.03% 0.04%
Sortino -0.44% -0.18% -0.22%
Treynor -0.03% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.30% 8.55% 9.39% 7.34%
Beta 0.59% 0.81% 1.01% 0.56%
Alpha 0.00% -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.18% 0.44% 0.58% 0.28%
Sharpe 0.20% -0.30% -0.03% 0.04%
Sortino 1.06% -0.44% -0.18% -0.22%
Treynor 0.02% -0.03% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 65.56% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 23, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $395

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70737
BMO737

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to provide a high level of total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in fixed income securities issued by United States corporations.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies that the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests primarily in a diversified pool of fixed income securities, such as bonds and debentures issued by corporations or obtains exposure to such securities; invests primarily in high yield securities rated below BBB at the time of investment by Standard and Poor’s Rating Service or the equivalent rating as defined by other recognized rating agencies.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Brian Lavin 11-12-2021
Daniel DeYoung 11-12-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor Columbia Management Investment Advisors, LLC (CMIA
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 1.59%
Management Fee 1.20%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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