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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(10-08-2026)
$21.57
Change
-$0.52 (-2.34%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

As at August 31, 2026

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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 3.32%

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 1.03% -4.47% 26.06% 27.19% 20.20% 18.58% 17.87% 13.90% 4.80% 5.90% 5.29% 5.13% 4.34% 4.61%
Benchmark 0.40% 1.09% 16.21% 14.91% 15.03% 16.66% 20.11% 17.38% 9.04% 9.77% 9.75% 8.96% 8.13% 8.90%
Category Average 1.48% -2.01% 22.45% 26.32% 30.72% 25.99% 24.18% 20.98% 9.91% 10.68% 10.61% 9.32% 8.14% 8.86%
Category Rank 269 / 304 284 / 302 88 / 294 172 / 292 269 / 287 265 / 280 249 / 264 240 / 252 218 / 239 200 / 219 198 / 207 178 / 186 158 / 165 145 / 151
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.81% -4.81% 0.09% 6.89% 3.23% -8.56% 18.01% 8.14% 3.40% -8.52% 3.36% 1.03%
Benchmark 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03% -8.17% 7.94% 5.08% 1.35% -1.46% 2.18% 0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

18.01% (April 2026)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-30.36% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 1.69% 25.43% -6.31% 6.10% 10.13% -0.78% -20.31% 0.67% 10.70% 11.57%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 101/ 137 115/ 153 33/ 165 194/ 200 174/ 216 70/ 220 199/ 239 234/ 254 232/ 264 274/ 283

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.43% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.31% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.32
US Equity 1.42
Cash and Equivalents 1.27
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 44.87
Financial Services 21.91
Consumer Goods 11.17
Basic Materials 7.96
Industrial Goods 6.58
Other 7.51

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 78.97
Latin America 8.26
Europe 7.10
Africa and Middle East 3.73
North America 1.93
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 10.12
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 8.63
SK Hynix Inc 5.80
WuXi AppTec Co Ltd Cl A 3.38
China Life Insurance Co Ltd Cl H 3.17
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Cl B 3.10
Cummins India Ltd 2.97
KGHM Polska Miedz SA 2.76
Delta Electronics Inc 2.68
Asia Vital Components Co Ltd 2.67

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.74% 17.68% 15.72%
Beta 1.29 1.22 1.06
Alpha -0.07 -0.05 -0.04
Rsquared 0.69% 0.78% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.83 0.18 0.24
Sortino 1.75 0.31 0.27
Treynor 0.11 0.03 0.04
Tax Efficiency 99.93% 91.10% 88.60%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 25.67% 17.74% 17.68% 15.72%
Beta 1.62 1.29 1.22 1.06
Alpha -0.03 -0.07 -0.05 -0.04
Rsquared 0.81% 0.69% 0.78% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.75 0.83 0.18 0.24
Sortino 1.37 1.75 0.31 0.27
Treynor 0.12 0.11 0.03 0.04
Tax Efficiency 99.84% 99.93% 91.10% 88.60%

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 Annual
Assets ($mil) $279

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70718 NL Open
BMO718 NL Open

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in companies located in countries undergoing rapid industrialization. As part of this fund’s investment objective, it invests primarily in equities of companies in emerging countries like Brazil, Chile, Greece, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. It may also invest in fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: performs fundamental analysis to focus on companies with strong growth prospects, solid management and a sustainable dividend yield that is anticipated to be a significant contributor to long-term total returns; primarily invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, as well as in equity securities of companies that benefit from exposure to such markets.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Polen Capital UK LLP

  • Damian Bird
  • Dafydd Lewis
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 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.21%
Management Fee 1.70%
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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