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BMO International Equity ETF Fund Series A

International Equity

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$23.36
Change
-$0.09 (-0.39%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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BMO International Equity ETF Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 22, 1999): 4.22%

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 0.59% 5.71% 9.40% 17.76% 17.79% 16.19% 13.96% 10.84% 11.76% 9.39% 9.90% 8.07% 9.17% 8.00%
Benchmark -0.03% 6.30% 12.80% 25.87% 26.07% 20.04% 17.54% 10.75% 10.32% 9.60% 9.86% 7.82% 9.43% 8.20%
Category Average -0.38% 4.16% 7.07% 17.41% 16.91% 15.72% 13.34% 7.50% 7.72% 7.50% 8.04% 6.16% 7.68% 6.54%
Category Rank 248 / 861 247 / 825 275 / 814 390 / 790 381 / 790 366 / 759 323 / 724 138 / 693 58 / 672 161 / 642 148 / 589 110 / 529 132 / 470 122 / 406
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 0.03% 4.81% 1.85% -2.81% -0.57% 4.34% 0.22% 0.86% 2.40% 2.16% 2.86% 0.59%
Benchmark 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.35% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.22% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.48% 5.49% 15.06% -10.66% 22.26% -0.40% 17.49% -6.32% 17.39% 11.63%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 3
Category Rank 341/ 360 29/ 409 318/ 470 375/ 530 134/ 591 508/ 642 48/ 672 156/ 694 112/ 724 428/ 759

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.26% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.66% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.27
Cash and Equivalents 0.85
Income Trust Units 0.82
Other 0.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 23.98
Consumer Goods 14.64
Industrial Goods 11.46
Healthcare 10.52
Technology 8.96
Other 30.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 65.13
Asia 32.80
Africa and Middle East 1.08
North America 0.90
Latin America 0.08
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF (ZDM) 99.59
CAD Currency 0.41

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 International Equity ETF Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.70% 10.49% 11.90%
Beta 0.81% 0.82% 0.88%
Alpha 0.00% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.77% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.10% 0.86% 0.56%
Sortino 2.41% 1.41% 0.66%
Treynor 0.12% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.38% 8.70% 10.49% 11.90%
Beta 0.95% 0.81% 0.82% 0.88%
Alpha -0.06% 0.00% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.70% 0.77% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.90% 1.10% 0.86% 0.56%
Sortino 4.33% 2.41% 1.41% 0.66%
Treynor 0.15% 0.12% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date March 22, 1999
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $477

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70727
BMO727

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a return that is similar to the return of one or more exchange traded funds that invest primarily in international equities. The fund may invest all or a portion of its assets in one or more exchange traded funds, invest directly in the underlying securities held by the exchange traded funds and/or use derivatives to provide the fund with a return determined by reference to the exchange traded funds.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests up to 100% of the fund’s assets in securities of BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF; BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of BMO MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to CAD Index, net of expenses.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Raymond Chan
  • Matthew Montemurro
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Bank of Montreal Investment Services

Distributor

BMO Investments Inc.

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 0.78%
Management Fee 0.85%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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