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BMO Canadian Smart Alpha Equity Fund Series A

Canadian Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(02-23-2026)
$45.61
Change
$0.23 (0.50%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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BMO Canadian Smart Alpha Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 30, 2012): 8.12%

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 -0.77% 2.74% 7.72% -0.77% 17.49% 17.06% 12.26% 8.82% 12.01% 9.47% 9.81% 8.04% 8.03% 9.00%
Benchmark 0.84% 6.12% 18.53% 0.84% 28.32% 26.75% 18.89% 14.30% 16.36% 14.10% 14.23% 12.41% 11.76% 12.88%
Category Average 0.29% 4.38% 12.47% 0.29% 20.62% 20.39% 14.79% 11.16% 13.72% 11.50% 11.70% 9.89% 9.41% 10.29%
Category Rank 624 / 765 626 / 763 626 / 745 624 / 765 543 / 722 586 / 694 600 / 673 566 / 642 485 / 574 468 / 537 460 / 520 418 / 467 381 / 438 355 / 404
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 1.41% 0.10% 1.62% 4.06% 1.33% 0.27% 2.85% 2.47% -0.52% 2.65% 0.86% -0.77%
Benchmark -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.91% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.63% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 13.82% 9.79% -11.87% 20.02% -1.02% 25.82% -8.59% 10.04% 15.33% 20.98%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87% 23.63%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 3
Category Rank 291/ 400 53/ 438 374/ 464 306/ 510 410/ 536 202/ 570 522/ 634 361/ 669 616/ 693 533/ 720

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.82% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.87% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 90.91
Income Trust Units 7.17
Cash and Equivalents 1.92

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.35
Basic Materials 12.49
Energy 12.46
Utilities 8.78
Consumer Services 7.78
Other 28.14

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.09
Latin America 0.90
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.20
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.75
Enbridge Inc 4.09
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.02
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 2.83
Shopify Inc Cl A 2.79
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.75
Franco-Nevada Corp 2.47
TMX Group Ltd 2.23
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2.13

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 Canadian Smart Alpha Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.07% 11.41% 12.65%
Beta 0.79% 0.91% 0.96%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.92% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.91% 0.81% 0.60%
Sortino 1.80% 1.26% 0.72%
Treynor 0.10% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.88% 90.87% 90.64%
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 7 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 5.07% 9.07% 11.41% 12.65%
Beta 0.46% 0.79% 0.91% 0.96%
Alpha 0.05% -0.02% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.57% 0.86% 0.92% 0.95%
Sharpe 2.73% 0.91% 0.81% 0.60%
Sortino 10.37% 1.80% 1.26% 0.72%
Treynor 0.30% 0.10% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 98.10% 93.88% 90.87% 90.64%

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 July 30, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $153

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO155
BMO70155

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to provide long-term growth through capital appreciation and dividends by investing primarily in a portfolio of Canadian equities and equity-related securities with large market capitalization, principally selected from the universe of stocks generally considered to be the largest Canadian companies based on market capitalization from time to time.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: will invest primarily in Canadian equity securities generally considered to be of large capitalization; will employ a systematic model based on fundamental equity analysis methodologies to identify and select equities that trade below their intrinsic value, demonstrate superior earnings growth, and demonstrate positive price momentum.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Ariel Liang
  • Sachal Mahajan
  • Paul Borean
  • Yadwinder Garg
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

BMO Investments Inc.

State Street Trust Company Canada

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 1.79%
Management Fee 1.55%
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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