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BMO Dividend Fund Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(07-26-2024)
$97.91
Change
$1.07 (1.11%)

As at June 30, 2024

As at June 30, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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BMO Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 9.40%

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% -1.35% 4.48% 4.48% 9.09% 6.99% 3.90% 9.61% 6.13% 6.48% 6.62% 7.42% 6.45% 6.36%
Benchmark -1.42% -0.53% 6.05% 6.05% 12.13% 11.27% 5.98% 12.35% 9.28% 8.36% 8.65% 8.95% 7.89% 6.95%
Category Average -1.45% 3.91% 3.91% 3.91% 7.71% 6.35% 4.99% 11.36% 7.08% 6.64% 6.42% 6.94% 6.36% 5.53%
Category Rank 167 / 461 267 / 461 198 / 453 198 / 453 189 / 449 224 / 440 362 / 412 369 / 399 323 / 395 243 / 373 207 / 353 168 / 333 165 / 277 102 / 262
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 0.58% -2.08% -3.08% -2.82% 7.52% 4.69% 0.92% 2.58% 2.31% -3.69% 3.57% -1.10%
Benchmark 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.40% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.30% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 13.54% -1.42% 11.76% 10.93% -6.78% 23.37% 0.50% 22.65% -9.01% 9.03%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 8.23% -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 4 4 2
Category Rank 21/ 249 87/ 272 249/ 308 26/ 339 146/ 364 21/ 386 139/ 399 375/ 408 415/ 432 115/ 443

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.37% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 71.67
US Equity 23.27
Income Trust Units 4.11
Cash and Equivalents 0.96
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 33.62
Industrial Services 15.66
Energy 12.50
Consumer Services 9.42
Technology 5.63
Other 23.17

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.96
Latin America 3.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.51
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.57
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.97
Microsoft Corp 4.55
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.41
Waste Connections Inc 4.14
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 4.00
Intact Financial Corp 3.84
Canadian National Railway Co 3.63
Enbridge Inc 3.36

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 Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.67% 14.01% 11.64%
Beta 0.91% 0.86% 0.86%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.91% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.13% 0.35% 0.46%
Sortino 0.19% 0.39% 0.47%
Treynor 0.02% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 76.44% 87.74% 91.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 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 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.07% 12.67% 14.01% 11.64%
Beta 0.99% 0.91% 0.86% 0.86%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.92% 0.91% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.38% 0.13% 0.35% 0.46%
Sortino 0.97% 0.19% 0.39% 0.47%
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 88.04% 76.44% 87.74% 91.00%

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 October 03, 1994
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $8,534

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO146
BMO70146

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a high after-tax return, which includes dividend income and capital gains from growth in the value of your investment. As part of its investment objective, the fund invests primarily in dividend-yielding common and preferred shares of established Canadian companies.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests primarily in dividend yielding common and preferred shares of established Canadian companies; may also invest in fixed income securities; examines the financial statistics of each company it’s considering to determine if the equity securities are attractively priced; reviews company operations and research and development to assess each company’s potential for growth.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Lutz Zeitler 03-30-2012
Philip Harrington 08-31-2013

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
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 1.80%
Management Fee 1.50%
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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