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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(03-09-2026)
$14.11
Change
$0.05 (0.32%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 16, 2012): 7.84%

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 4.64% 8.45% 11.66% 11.51% 4.79% 4.59% 3.33% 1.64% 1.37% 4.27% 3.66% 2.84% 3.66% 4.66%
Benchmark 4.82% 7.89% 12.56% 8.82% 20.95% 18.11% 15.72% 11.59% 9.64% 12.40% 10.50% 9.15% 9.56% 10.86%
Category Average 3.02% 5.95% 8.68% 6.39% 18.52% 13.95% 12.29% 8.40% 6.54% 10.12% 8.09% 6.55% 6.91% 7.78%
Category Rank 79 / 284 79 / 283 73 / 274 39 / 284 229 / 268 213 / 255 222 / 241 208 / 223 171 / 203 178 / 185 158 / 163 132 / 137 120 / 127 116 / 121
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -7.79% -5.11% 4.49% 2.02% 0.36% 0.26% 1.27% 1.11% 0.55% -2.75% 6.57% 4.64%
Benchmark -4.14% -3.02% 5.68% 3.76% 2.68% 2.65% 2.67% 0.79% 0.81% -0.85% 3.81% 4.82%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.37% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.26% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 0.97% 9.72% -6.30% 19.97% 4.73% 11.86% -17.90% 5.36% 10.15% -8.22%
Benchmark 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68% 11.95%
Category Average 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04% 12.29%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 4
Category Rank 78/ 121 93/ 127 37/ 136 52/ 161 138/ 166 146/ 201 153/ 223 205/ 234 158/ 252 262/ 265

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.97% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.90% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 51.06
International Equity 45.77
Cash and Equivalents 2.14
Canadian Equity 1.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Goods 24.63
Technology 17.09
Financial Services 10.58
Consumer Goods 10.46
Real Estate 8.56
Other 28.68

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 53.62
Europe 24.82
Asia 21.58

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Advanced Energy Industries Inc 2.62
Littelfuse Inc 2.02
Flowserve Corp 1.98
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co Ltd 1.96
VSE Corp 1.93
Sigmaroc PLC 1.90
Orica Ltd 1.90
Kokusai Electric Corp 1.87
CKD Corp 1.85
Gaztransport et Technigaz SA 1.84

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 Global Small Cap Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.38% 13.93% 14.90%
Beta 1.02% 0.96% 1.00%
Alpha -0.11% -0.07% -0.06%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.85% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.03% -0.03% 0.26%
Sortino 0.12% -0.07% 0.25%
Treynor 0.00% -0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 82.81% 47.98% 80.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.17% 13.38% 13.93% 14.90%
Beta 1.26% 1.02% 0.96% 1.00%
Alpha -0.19% -0.11% -0.07% -0.06%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.84% 0.85% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.22% 0.03% -0.03% 0.26%
Sortino 0.26% 0.12% -0.07% 0.25%
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% -0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 82.81% 47.98% 80.37%

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 April 16, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $54

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO151
BMO70151

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities and equity-related securities of companies with small to medium market capitalization located throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests in global smaller capitalization companies; employs a disciplined bottom up investing approach focused on assessing quality value and risk to identify high quality businesses with competitive advantages, strong management and superior earnings growth.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • Scott Woods
  • Charlotte Friedrichs
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 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.18%
Management Fee 2.25%
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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