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BMO World Bond Fund Series A

Global Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(03-13-2026)
$8.04
Change
-$0.02 (-0.24%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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BMO World Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 03, 1993): 2.54%

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 1.47% 1.33% 3.01% 1.73% 4.55% 3.79% 3.22% 0.07% -0.66% -0.63% 0.53% 0.39% 0.44% 0.30%
Benchmark 1.83% -0.15% 2.17% 1.57% 2.12% 5.70% 4.62% 1.38% -0.05% -0.47% 1.02% 1.19% 1.30% 0.98%
Category Average 1.31% 0.89% 2.62% 1.54% 3.17% 4.28% 4.00% 1.07% 0.28% 0.54% 1.42% 1.31% 1.37% 1.55%
Category Rank 93 / 252 26 / 252 78 / 241 77 / 252 30 / 226 115 / 202 116 / 164 101 / 149 62 / 107 68 / 99 69 / 94 52 / 79 53 / 72 32 / 40
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -0.56% 0.88% -0.26% 0.83% -0.10% 0.71% 0.78% 0.67% 0.19% -0.39% 0.26% 1.47%
Benchmark 0.53% -1.24% -1.07% 1.17% -0.22% 0.81% 2.14% 0.41% -0.23% -1.70% -0.25% 1.83%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.86% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-4.75% (August 1995)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -0.35% -1.11% 1.08% 5.78% 4.38% -3.50% -10.89% 3.58% 0.66% 3.63%
Benchmark -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80% 3.01%
Category Average 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33% 2.37% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 4 4 2
Category Rank 30/ 40 66/ 69 39/ 78 52/ 91 80/ 97 76/ 104 61/ 138 136/ 160 156/ 195 70/ 225

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.78% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.89% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 53.85
Foreign Government Bonds 30.77
Canadian Corporate Bonds 7.73
Mortgages 3.83
Canadian Government Bonds 2.62
Other 1.20

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.91
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.05
Financial Services 0.01
Other 0.03

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 41.63
Europe 23.16
Asia 18.31
Africa and Middle East 4.24
Latin America 2.00
Other 10.66

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SR UNSECURED 0.01% 10-Jul-2040 4.69
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZIC) 4.21
EUROPEAN BK RECON + DEV SR UNSECURED 0.01% 30-Jan-2046 3.65
United States Treasury 4.25% 15-Aug-2035 3.60
Ontario Teachers Finance Trust 2.85% 04-Dec-2031 2.76
PSP Capital Inc 3.25% 02-Jul-2034 2.62
New Zealand Government 4.25% 15-May-2036 2.37
CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND BONDS 4.08% 22-Oct-2048 2.04
Treasury Corp of Victoria 2.00% 17-Sep-2035 1.84
FRANCE (GOVT OF) BONDS 144A REGS 3.50% 25-Nov-2035 1.75

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 World Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 4.36% 4.80% 4.78%
Beta 0.57% 0.55% 0.49%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.45% 0.51% 0.47%
Sharpe -0.11% -0.70% -0.30%
Sortino 0.09% -0.91% -0.68%
Treynor -0.01% -0.06% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency 61.92% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.13% 4.36% 4.80% 4.78%
Beta 0.31% 0.57% 0.55% 0.49%
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.36% 0.45% 0.51% 0.47%
Sharpe 0.95% -0.11% -0.70% -0.30%
Sortino 1.23% 0.09% -0.91% -0.68%
Treynor 0.07% -0.01% -0.06% -0.03%
Tax Efficiency 70.65% 61.92% - -

Fund Details

Start Date August 03, 1993
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $175

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70716
BMO716

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objectives are: to provide a high level of interest income; to provide some opportunity for growth in the value of your investment. As part of its investment objectives, the fund invests primarily in bonds and debentures that mature in more than one year and are issued by: governments and corporations around the world; supranational agencies like the World Bank.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objectives: will seek to optimize portfolio holdings in an effort to mitigate portfolio risk, while seeking superior risk-adjusted returns; will employ a fundamental driven process focused on duration management, yield curve positioning, country allocation, security selection and asset allocation into highly rated agencies.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • Keith Patton
  • Aran Bajwa
  • Andrew Brown
Sub-Advisor

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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 1.38%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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