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BMO Growth and Income Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(03-17-2026)
$7.77
Change
$0.03 (0.37%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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BMO Growth and Income Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 21, 1996): 8.94%

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 7.03% 8.93% 14.26% 8.55% 31.54% 26.43% 21.18% 15.36% 16.51% 14.53% 12.18% 11.51% 9.97% 10.96%
Benchmark 7.72% 10.06% 21.64% 8.62% 38.79% 30.37% 22.89% 16.36% 17.10% 16.70% 14.94% 13.89% 12.66% 13.67%
Category Average 6.62% 8.74% 15.35% 7.77% 25.59% 20.65% 15.47% 10.92% 13.53% 12.38% 10.98% 10.25% 9.29% 10.37%
Category Rank 164 / 464 198 / 464 272 / 460 171 / 464 67 / 452 29 / 444 15 / 432 14 / 424 30 / 397 78 / 389 122 / 379 101 / 356 155 / 332 138 / 304
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.06% 0.14% 5.41% 3.24% 1.57% 3.95% 4.30% -0.40% 0.97% 0.36% 1.41% 7.03%
Benchmark -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.95% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-21.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 18.16% 5.50% -8.91% 16.69% -5.84% 23.64% -3.51% 14.80% 23.19% 23.02%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51% 19.73%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 1
Category Rank 136/ 298 244/ 330 259/ 355 289/ 375 339/ 389 335/ 396 243/ 418 6/ 430 7/ 439 88/ 451

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.64% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.91% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 91.83
Income Trust Units 5.86
Cash and Equivalents 2.31

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.64
Basic Materials 15.95
Energy 15.53
Utilities 6.80
Consumer Services 6.60
Other 27.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.21
Latin America 0.79

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 7.52
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.79
CCL Industries Inc Cl B 3.98
Capital Power Corp 3.79
Open Text Corp 3.78
Royal Bank of Canada 3.73
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 3.69
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.60
Suncor Energy Inc 3.59
Maple Leaf Foods Inc 3.23

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Growth and Income Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.83% 11.34% 13.33%
Beta 0.84% 0.86% 0.98%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.87% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.64% 1.16% 0.71%
Sortino 3.98% 2.05% 0.91%
Treynor 0.19% 0.15% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 86.17% 85.27% 73.21%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.33% 9.83% 11.34% 13.33%
Beta 0.80% 0.84% 0.86% 0.98%
Alpha 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.87% 0.87% 0.90%
Sharpe 3.07% 1.64% 1.16% 0.71%
Sortino 36.28% 3.98% 2.05% 0.91%
Treynor 0.32% 0.19% 0.15% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 88.28% 86.17% 85.27% 73.21%

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 October 21, 1996
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $166

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO22193
BMO22593
BMO22910

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to generate a high level of monthly distributions with moderate volatility by investing primarily in a portfolio of trust units, equity securities and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests in common equities and real estate investment trusts, generally with large market capitalizations; may invest in fixed income securities, primarily consisting of Canadian government and corporate issues of any maturity or credit rating; may invest up to 20% of the fund’s assets in foreign securities; may use general ESG integration in the investment process.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Kevin Hall
  • Sam Baldwin
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

BMO Investments Inc.

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 1.72%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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