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BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(06-14-2024)
$5.14
Change
-$0.01 (-0.18%)

As at May 31, 2024

As at May 31, 2024

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BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 27, 2000): 2.94%

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 1.10% 1.07% 5.25% 1.15% 7.22% 1.75% -2.67% 0.23% 0.00% 0.72% 0.52% 1.60% 1.35% 1.31%
Benchmark 0.36% 0.25% 2.51% 1.14% 3.90% 3.99% -0.62% -2.14% -0.29% 1.11% 0.59% 1.38% 2.20% 2.99%
Category Average 1.21% 3.30% 3.30% 0.21% 4.74% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 161 / 277 78 / 276 27 / 275 86 / 275 63 / 266 161 / 260 235 / 257 141 / 231 182 / 220 156 / 198 134 / 166 85 / 140 74 / 107 57 / 78
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.18% 0.68% -0.44% -1.67% -1.26% 4.49% 4.06% 0.33% -0.26% 1.60% -1.60% 1.10%
Benchmark -2.01% 0.30% 1.72% -2.75% 1.40% 2.81% 1.36% 0.46% 0.43% 0.67% -0.78% 0.36%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.39% (December 2008)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.02% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 2.47% -1.02% 8.13% 6.78% -2.91% 10.79% 4.05% 0.20% -16.70% 8.71%
Benchmark 11.01% 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 1 4 1 4 2 4 1
Category Rank 61/ 67 69/ 94 30/ 118 13/ 155 159/ 188 22/ 216 173/ 230 98/ 248 257/ 258 43/ 266

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.79% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.70% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 50.66
Foreign Corporate Bonds 37.23
Foreign Bonds - Other 13.12
Mortgages 4.99
US Equity 1.11
Other -7.11

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 105.99
Consumer Services 0.07
Real Estate 0.04
Telecommunications 0.01
Cash and Cash Equivalent -3.84
Other -2.27

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.78
Latin America 5.97
Africa and Middle East 3.48
Europe 1.88
Asia 0.11
Other -3.22

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
US 10YR NOTE (CBT)SEP24 XCBT 20240919 34.94
SWU01VA72 IRS USD R F 4.00000 SWU01VA72 CCPOIS 4.00% 20-Dec-2026 9.94
GNMA II TBA 30 YR 5.5 JUMBOS 5.50% 15-Jul-2054 5.78
BWU01JHU1 IRS USD R V 12MSOFR SWUV1JHU3 CCPOIS 1.00% 21-Dec-2029 5.73
Federal National Mrtgage Assoc 4.50% 13-Jul-2023 5.65
BWU01PCJ7 IRS USD R V 12MSOFR SWUV1PCJ9 CCPOIS 1.00% 06-Jun-2030 5.36
SWU01VA23 IRS USD R F 4.75000 SWU01VA23 CCPOIS 4.75% 20-Dec-2024 4.25
BWU01P4Z0 IRS USD R V 03MSOFR SWUV1P4Z2 CCPOIS 1.00% 16-Jun-2031 4.20
SWU022DJ6 IRS EUR R F 2.75000 SWU022DJ6 CCPVANILLA 2.75% 18-Sep-2034 3.98
BWU01P5C0 IRS USD R V 03MSOFR SWUV1P5C2 CCPOIS 1.00% 15-Dec-2031 3.44

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.56% 9.40% 7.32%
Beta 0.87% 0.67% 0.27%
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.48% 0.20% 0.06%
Sharpe -0.61% -0.17% 0.02%
Sortino -0.79% -0.33% -0.24%
Treynor -0.06% -0.02% 0.00%
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 6.92% 8.56% 9.40% 7.32%
Beta 0.77% 0.87% 0.67% 0.27%
Alpha 0.04% -0.02% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.36% 0.48% 0.20% 0.06%
Sharpe 0.34% -0.61% -0.17% 0.02%
Sortino 1.32% -0.79% -0.33% -0.24%
Treynor 0.03% -0.06% -0.02% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 72.94% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 27, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $173

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70736
BMO736

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a fixed monthly distribution and capital appreciation potential by investing primarily in debt instruments issued by governments and corporations from around the world.

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 issued by governments 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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Daniel J. Ivascyn 04-23-2024
Eve Tournier 04-23-2024
Alfred T. Murata 04-23-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor PIMCO Canada Corp.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
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 2.23%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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