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BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(12-10-2024)
$21.14
Change
-$0.09 (-0.44%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2018): 14.41%

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 6.07% 10.14% 17.27% 33.66% 37.51% 23.55% 13.78% 16.93% 15.26% 14.82% - - - -
Benchmark 6.59% 11.27% 18.22% 35.66% 38.11% 25.73% 14.87% 17.60% 17.00% 16.83% 15.78% 16.05% 15.20% 15.67%
Category Average 6.29% 9.31% 15.35% 29.18% 32.66% 20.86% 10.80% 13.48% 13.25% 13.15% 11.90% 12.39% 11.52% 11.50%
Category Rank 776 / 1,331 591 / 1,323 388 / 1,305 500 / 1,283 430 / 1,282 591 / 1,186 279 / 1,121 152 / 1,064 322 / 1,002 369 / 920 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.87% 2.98% 5.99% 3.60% -2.68% 3.57% 4.16% 2.74% -0.51% 1.98% 1.83% 6.07%
Benchmark 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.21% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - 21.08% 9.59% 30.28% -12.55% 21.33%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 4 3 1 2 3
Category Rank - - - - - 707/ 926 683/ 1,002 83/ 1,067 394/ 1,122 595/ 1,186

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.28% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.55% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.32
International Equity 3.13
Cash and Equivalents 1.46
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 39.08
Financial Services 14.53
Consumer Services 10.13
Healthcare 10.02
Consumer Goods 4.82
Other 21.42

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.87
Europe 2.74
Latin America 0.39

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 7.54
Microsoft Corp 7.10
NVIDIA Corp 7.09
Amazon.com Inc 4.39
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 3.25
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.13
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.66
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.33
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.20
Alphabet Inc Cl C 1.74

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.77% 13.90% -
Beta 0.89% 0.96% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.98% 0.97% -
Sharpe 0.80% 0.93% -
Sortino 1.34% 1.38% -
Treynor 0.12% 0.14% -
Tax Efficiency 94.13% 95.59% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.51% 12.77% 13.90% -
Beta 0.93% 0.89% 0.96% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.98% 0.97% -
Sharpe 3.30% 0.80% 0.93% -
Sortino 9.78% 1.34% 1.38% -
Treynor 0.30% 0.12% 0.14% -
Tax Efficiency 99.11% 94.13% 95.59% -

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 May 14, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $218

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO215
BMO70215

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies which are selected based on factors that consider financial ratios and price returns.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: examine the financial statistics of each potential investment by looking at: - value, growth and quality characteristics to identify GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price) investments - stocks with good growth, moderate valuation and good quality financial statements which represent the “best of all worlds”.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Chris Childs 05-30-2023
Alan Xiao 05-24-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited
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 1.84%
Management Fee 1.60%
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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