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BMO North American Income Strategy GIF 100/100 - Class A

Tactical Balanced

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$15.10
Change
-$0.03 (-0.19%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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BMO North American Income Strategy GIF 100/100 - Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 02, 2013): 3.60%

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 1.65% 4.95% 8.66% 10.89% 8.68% 13.59% 8.62% 5.72% 5.97% 4.61% 5.21% 4.23% 4.29% 4.03%
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 0.68% 4.37% 8.67% 10.63% 8.67% 12.89% 9.33% 5.47% 6.11% 5.84% 6.22% 5.04% 5.32% 5.16%
Category Rank 20 / 139 39 / 135 53 / 123 60 / 123 60 / 123 34 / 120 56 / 115 36 / 111 48 / 111 65 / 111 61 / 109 44 / 90 45 / 88 46 / 79
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.99% 2.52% 0.97% -0.84% -2.35% 1.82% 0.94% 0.72% 1.85% 3.01% 0.22% 1.65%
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

5.45% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.52% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -3.79% 2.43% 2.67% -3.31% 10.91% -1.27% 10.16% -8.60% 5.17% 13.43%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 0.31% 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 1 3 4 2 2 4 2
Category Rank 58/ 62 59/ 79 70/ 88 8/ 90 79/ 109 97/ 111 43/ 111 49/ 111 107/ 115 48/ 120

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.43% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.60% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 32.02
US Equity 26.49
Canadian Government Bonds 15.10
International Equity 11.00
Canadian Corporate Bonds 8.03
Other 7.36

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 25.47
Financial Services 15.76
Technology 8.63
Utilities 8.52
Energy 7.89
Other 33.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.37
Europe 7.39
Asia 3.26
Latin America 0.88
Africa and Middle East 0.11

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF (ZFM) 15.31
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 12.41
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 11.78
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU) 10.97
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 9.80
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF (ZDV) 8.96
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCM) 8.29
BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (ZLB) 7.34
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI) 5.88
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (ZPR) 3.73

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO North American Income Strategy GIF 100/100 - Class A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.66% 8.08% 7.51%
Beta 1.00% 0.89% 0.85%
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.75% 0.69%
Sharpe 0.61% 0.42% 0.32%
Sortino 1.18% 0.57% 0.22%
Treynor 0.05% 0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
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 3 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 5.85% 7.66% 8.08% 7.51%
Beta 0.70% 1.00% 0.89% 0.85%
Alpha 0.00% -0.04% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.59% 0.76% 0.75% 0.69%
Sharpe 0.99% 0.61% 0.42% 0.32%
Sortino 1.53% 1.18% 0.57% 0.22%
Treynor 0.08% 0.05% 0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 December 02, 2013
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $36

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BLA301
BLA302
BLA311
BLA321

Investment Objectives

North American markets offer a broad range of dividend-paying stocks, and reinvesting dividends can account for a significant portion of total return: Your investment in the fund comes with Maturity Benefit and Death Benefit guarantees designed to preserve and potentially enhance your capital investment; Leverage the success of BMO Asset Management and benefit from the expertise of professional money managers

Investment Strategy

The fund aims to grow your investment by creating a portfolio of BMO ETFs that invest in dividend-paying common stocks, preferred shares and income trusts in Canada and the U.S, as well as fixed income securities in Canada. Investment exposure is to the U.S. market with no U.S. dollar currency exposure as it is hedged back to the Canadian dollar.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

Bank of Montreal Investment Services

Distributor

BMO Investments Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER -
Management Fee 1.70%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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