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BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund (ETF Series) (ZMSB : TSX)

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2023, 2022

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(12-04-2025)
$29.67
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open $29.64
Day Range $29.64 - $29.64
Volume 415

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 23, 2018): 3.20%

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 0.76% 2.16% 4.46% 5.62% 6.17% 7.94% 7.22% 2.17% 2.31% 2.53% 3.42% - - -
Benchmark 0.61% 3.71% 5.08% 6.02% 7.75% 10.11% 8.64% 2.75% 0.90% 1.89% 3.07% 2.62% 2.32% 2.96%
Category Average 0.46% 4.40% 4.40% 5.50% 5.67% 8.28% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 70 / 316 206 / 316 151 / 306 110 / 302 121 / 301 192 / 287 128 / 278 126 / 260 128 / 250 116 / 234 100 / 213 - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 1.04% -0.51% 0.42% 0.71% -0.72% 0.71% 0.69% 0.95% 0.60% 0.54% 0.84% 0.76%
Benchmark 0.96% 0.67% 1.41% 1.02% 0.37% -1.88% -0.45% 1.36% 0.41% 0.79% 2.27% 0.61%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.08% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.80% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 11.25% 5.29% 0.48% -9.54% 8.64% 4.76%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 1 2 3 3 1 3
Category Rank - - - - 24/ 218 110/ 239 141/ 252 158/ 260 54/ 278 184/ 287

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.25% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.54% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 79.88
Foreign Government Bonds 14.61
Cash and Equivalents 5.48
Foreign Bonds - Other 0.02
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 94.52
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 54.45
North America 32.93
Africa and Middle East 5.74
Multi-National 3.00
Asia 1.90
Other 1.98

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United Kingdom Government 4.75% 22-Oct-2043 3.72
United Kingdom Government 4.63% 31-Jan-2034 3.24
United States Treasury 4.25% 15-Aug-2035 2.88
Treasury Corp of Victoria 2.00% 17-Sep-2035 2.67
South Africa Government 11.63% 31-Mar-2053 2.39
South Africa Government 9.00% 31-Jan-2040 2.07
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SR UNSECURED 0.01% 10-Jul-2040 1.87
Amgen Inc 5.25% 02-Dec-2032 1.21
European Union 2.50% 04-Dec-2031 1.20
HSBC Holdings PLC 5.29% 19-Nov-2029 1.18

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund (ETF Series)

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.40% 4.92% -
Beta 0.41% 0.49% -
Alpha 0.04% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.38% 0.37% -
Sharpe 0.91% -0.05% -
Sortino 2.55% -0.16% -
Treynor 0.08% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 80.03% 40.10% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.91% 3.40% 4.92% -
Beta 0.05% 0.41% 0.49% -
Alpha 0.06% 0.04% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.01% 0.38% 0.37% -
Sharpe 1.68% 0.91% -0.05% -
Sortino 2.45% 2.55% -0.16% -
Treynor 0.60% 0.08% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 77.46% 80.03% 40.10% -

Fund Details

Start Date May 23, 2018
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $136
52 Week High $29.79
52 Week Low $27.76
Annual Dividend $1.00
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a high level of interest income along with the opportunity for growth by investing primarily in a portfolio of global fixed income securities using a responsible investment approach.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies 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 issues by government and corporations or obtains exposure to such securities; seeks the best potential investments for the portfolio by analyzing the credit ratings of various issuers and using quantitative and other research.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • Rebecca Seabrook
  • Keith Patton
  • Abigail Mardlin
  • Aran Bajwa
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

BMO Investments Inc.

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

BMO Investments Inc.

Fees

MER 0.65%
Management Fee 0.60%

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