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BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

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Canadian Fixed Income

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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NAVPS
(07-25-2024) 		$9.26
Change
$0.01 (0.14%)

As at June 30, 2024

As at April 30, 2024

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BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 13, 2014): 0.82%

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 1.06% 0.65% -0.38% -0.38% 3.23% 2.38% -2.74% -2.92% -0.98% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.49% -
Benchmark 2.98% 0.97% -0.32% -0.32% 3.73% 3.25% -1.77% -1.98% -0.10% 1.11% 1.07% 0.93% 1.40% 1.89%
Category Average 1.04% -0.41% -0.41% -0.41% 3.35% 2.96% -2.31% -2.05% -0.46% 0.58% 0.48% 0.42% 0.73% 1.08%
Category Rank 427 / 643 519 / 635 433 / 631 433 / 631 484 / 620 553 / 596 534 / 577 517 / 539 472 / 510 445 / 476 410 / 443 361 / 408 315 / 362 -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund -1.03% -0.21% -2.32% 0.06% 3.84% 3.38% -1.25% -0.22% 0.45% -1.98% 1.61% 1.06%
Benchmark -1.08% -0.19% -2.62% 0.43% 4.21% 3.42% -1.36% -0.40% 0.48% -1.95% 0.00% 2.98%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.23% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.43% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - 1.88% 1.86% 2.10% 0.18% 5.20% 7.90% -3.76% -13.24% 6.13%
Benchmark 9.10% 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38%
Category Average 7.06% 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16%
Quartile Ranking - 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
Category Rank - 236/ 349 180/ 383 180/ 428 327/ 454 439/ 500 399/ 530 536/ 561 560/ 590 418/ 606

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.90% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.24% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 50.41
Canadian Government Bonds 45.38
Cash and Equivalents 7.93
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.71
Canadian Bonds - Other 0.12
Other -4.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 92.07
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.93

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00
Europe 0.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
B7604357 CDS USD R V 03MEVENT 462326059 CCPCDX 1.00% 20-Jun-2029 14.11
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2033 5.45
Quebec Province 1.90% 01-Sep-2030 2.68
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Jun-2034 2.68
Ontario Province 2.05% 02-Jun-2030 2.59
B7672542 CDS USD R V 03MEVENT 464967612 CCPCDX 1.00% 20-Jun-2029 2.44
Canada Government 1.75% 01-Dec-2053 2.39
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Dec-2045 1.91
Ontario Province 2.90% 02-Jun-2049 1.60
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Dec-2031 1.59

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.61% 6.18% -
Beta 0.93% 0.95% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.95% -
Sharpe -0.84% -0.47% -
Sortino -1.04% -0.79% -
Treynor -0.06% -0.03% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.70% 6.61% 6.18% -
Beta 0.84% 0.93% 0.95% -
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.87% 0.94% 0.95% -
Sharpe -0.22% -0.84% -0.47% -
Sortino 0.10% -1.04% -0.79% -
Treynor -0.02% -0.06% -0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 72.35% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 13, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2,845

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO159
BMO70159

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to provide a high level of interest income along with the opportunity for growth by investing primarily in Canadian dollar denominated investment grade and non-investment grade debt instruments.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests primarily in Canadian dollar denominated investment grade fixed income instruments such as debt securities issued or guaranteed by Canadian federal and provincial governments or issued by Canadian corporations and in non-investment grade debt instruments, loans and any other debt obligations the portfolio manager believes will enhance the fund’s total return.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Andrew Osterback 11-13-2014
Vishang Chawla 05-24-2024
Earl Davis 05-24-2024
Gordon Rumble 05-24-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar BMO Investments Inc.
Distributor BMO Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 1.38%
Management Fee 1.15%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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