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BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(06-20-2025)
$14.14
Change
$0.04 (0.26%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 12, 2013): 5.53%

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 2.76% -1.06% 0.98% 2.17% 9.90% 11.35% 7.77% 4.38% 5.80% 5.16% 4.46% 4.27% 4.89% 4.27%
Benchmark 2.47% -1.84% 0.98% 0.80% 11.81% 12.20% 10.05% 5.83% 6.31% 6.62% 6.42% 6.01% 6.79% 6.61%
Category Average 2.61% -0.83% 0.46% 1.76% 9.03% 10.05% 6.90% 4.09% 6.21% 5.55% 5.13% 4.79% 5.31% 4.62%
Category Rank 794 / 1,814 912 / 1,771 607 / 1,763 543 / 1,769 725 / 1,742 544 / 1,667 697 / 1,621 800 / 1,460 833 / 1,345 864 / 1,296 867 / 1,160 679 / 1,039 585 / 931 534 / 809
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.77% 2.71% 0.14% 1.99% 0.05% 2.90% -1.17% 3.42% -0.16% -2.67% -1.06% 2.76%
Benchmark 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.68% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.75% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.96% 3.13% 8.29% -4.94% 11.81% 6.10% 8.29% -13.39% 10.11% 14.72%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 2 2
Category Rank 300/ 781 680/ 890 280/ 970 908/ 1,116 854/ 1,236 871/ 1,327 858/ 1,413 1,275/ 1,555 720/ 1,661 509/ 1,714

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.72% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.39% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 40.04
Canadian Bonds - Funds 17.20
Canadian Equity 17.14
Foreign Corporate Bonds 12.24
Foreign Government Bonds 2.45
Other 10.93

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 47.90
Fixed Income 36.02
Financial Services 3.27
Exchange Traded Fund 2.38
Technology 1.83
Other 8.60

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 54.27
Multi-National 31.85
Europe 7.33
Asia 4.47
Latin America 1.16
Other 0.92

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Global Equity Fund Series I 29.89
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 17.20
BMO Canadian Equity Fund Series I 12.52
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 6.94
BMO Crossover Bond Fund Series I 4.62
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Fund Advisor Ser 3.14
BMO U.S. Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 2.59
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 2.44
BMO GOLD BULLION ETF ETP 2.35
BMO Growth Opportunities Fund Series I 2.13

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.50% 8.71% 8.27%
Beta 1.09% 1.03% 0.99%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.90% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.42% 0.41% 0.34%
Sortino 0.82% 0.52% 0.26%
Treynor 0.04% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 88.85% 88.40% 82.14%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.73% 9.50% 8.71% 8.27%
Beta 0.96% 1.09% 1.03% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.93% 0.90% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.91% 0.42% 0.41% 0.34%
Sortino 1.89% 0.82% 0.52% 0.26%
Treynor 0.06% 0.04% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 84.95% 88.85% 88.40% 82.14%

Fund Details

Start Date August 12, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $4,108

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO474
BMO70474

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to generate a balance of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities of Canadian and foreign funds within the BMO Mutual Funds family of mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: employs a strategic asset allocation strategy; the fund’s asset class weightings will be approximately 40% in fixed income securities and 60% in equity securities; may invest up to 100% of the fund’s assets in securities of underlying funds, with such underlying funds expected to be predominantly or exclusively underlying funds that are managed by us or one of our affiliates or associates.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Steven Shepherd
  • Marchello Holditch
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 2.40%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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