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BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$15.29
Change
-$0.10 (-0.64%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 12, 2013): 6.09%

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 0.20% 4.56% 9.72% 12.10% 10.79% 15.04% 11.24% 5.92% 6.14% 5.85% 6.29% 5.11% 5.60% 5.36%
Benchmark -0.22% 5.11% 10.94% 11.83% 12.03% 15.79% 12.94% 6.94% 6.96% 7.45% 8.02% 7.17% 7.63% 7.34%
Category Average 0.56% 4.18% 8.48% 10.38% 8.98% 12.86% 9.79% 5.33% 6.08% 6.03% 6.57% 5.53% 5.91% 5.69%
Category Rank 1,329 / 1,749 871 / 1,746 661 / 1,738 522 / 1,713 605 / 1,708 432 / 1,658 503 / 1,606 753 / 1,492 799 / 1,351 821 / 1,262 773 / 1,170 723 / 1,061 571 / 922 538 / 838
Quartile Ranking 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.17% 3.42% -0.16% -2.67% -1.06% 2.76% 2.28% 0.94% 1.63% 2.86% 1.45% 0.20%
Benchmark 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22%

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 290/ 738 653/ 846 265/ 923 873/ 1,068 816/ 1,181 833/ 1,270 852/ 1,357 1,251/ 1,499 697/ 1,606 507/ 1,658

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 40.34
Canadian Equity 17.23
Canadian Bonds - Funds 16.73
Foreign Corporate Bonds 11.79
US Equity 3.73
Other 10.18

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 52.63
Fixed Income 34.54
Technology 2.78
Exchange Traded Fund 2.26
Financial Services 2.11
Other 5.68

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 53.25
Multi-National 35.64
Europe 4.92
Asia 3.97
Latin America 1.31
Other 0.91

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Global Equity Fund Series I 33.01
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 16.73
BMO Canadian Equity Fund Series I 13.74
BMO Crossover Bond Fund Series I 4.52
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 4.02
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Fund Advisor Ser 3.22
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 3.13
BMO U.S. Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 2.57
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 2.37
BMO Growth Opportunities Fund Series I 2.04

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 7.38% 8.41% 8.11%
Beta 1.04% 1.01% 0.99%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.89% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.96% 0.43% 0.46%
Sortino 1.95% 0.58% 0.45%
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 92.42% 89.59% 86.08%
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 6.51% 7.38% 8.41% 8.11%
Beta 0.95% 1.04% 1.01% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.89% 0.89% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.19% 0.96% 0.43% 0.46%
Sortino 2.12% 1.95% 0.58% 0.45%
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 86.75% 92.42% 89.59% 86.08%

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 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) $4,345

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
  • Taylor Evans
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 2.39%
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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