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BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Series A

High Yield Fixed Income

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(06-20-2025)
$7.19
Change
$0.01 (0.10%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 23, 2008): 3.23%

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 1.37% 0.53% 1.32% 2.08% 5.59% 7.08% 4.17% 1.50% 3.38% 2.39% 2.37% 1.96% 2.67% 2.05%
Benchmark 1.07% -2.34% 2.00% -0.08% 11.86% 11.73% 10.19% 5.68% 5.07% 4.65% 5.25% 4.38% 5.67% 5.61%
Category Average 1.40% -0.01% 1.21% 1.56% 6.80% 7.47% 4.72% 1.91% 3.87% 3.11% 3.09% 2.84% 3.53% 2.96%
Category Rank 101 / 241 22 / 241 88 / 238 33 / 238 208 / 237 189 / 231 193 / 228 186 / 222 184 / 215 188 / 209 173 / 190 167 / 181 160 / 165 150 / 156
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.88% 1.41% 1.33% 0.70% -1.00% 0.84% -0.75% 1.14% 0.40% -0.98% 0.16% 1.37%
Benchmark 1.79% 2.95% -0.48% 2.00% 2.26% 0.82% 2.08% 1.94% 0.36% -0.24% -3.14% 1.07%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.81% (January 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.53% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -3.21% 9.09% 4.01% -5.24% 10.55% 2.80% 2.65% -11.00% 10.36% 4.46%
Benchmark 14.93% 10.80% 2.96% 5.36% 7.98% 6.14% 0.50% -6.92% 10.36% 17.23%
Category Average -2.71% 9.58% 5.34% -2.63% 9.49% 5.35% 3.21% -10.00% 8.59% 7.12%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4
Category Rank 78/ 150 137/ 164 138/ 172 168/ 183 118/ 207 164/ 214 179/ 218 169/ 225 85/ 231 232/ 237

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.55% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.00% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 91.54
Cash and Equivalents 8.10
Canadian Government Bonds 0.35
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 91.89
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.11

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
USD Currency 3.86
USD Currency Forward 0.93
HUB International Ltd 7.25% 15-Jun-2030 0.79
Medline Borrower LP 5.25% 01-Oct-2029 0.77
Hilcorp Energy I LP 6.25% 01-Nov-2028 0.73
Cloud Software Group Inc 6.50% 31-Mar-2029 0.69
American Bldr Cntr Sply Co Inc 4.00% 15-Jan-2028 0.65
W R Grace Holdings LLC 4.88% 15-Jun-2027 0.62
Dish Network Corp 11.75% 15-Nov-2027 0.60
Constellium SE 3.75% 15-Apr-2029 0.58

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: L.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - High Yield Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.06% 7.17% 7.29%
Beta 0.84% 0.67% 0.61%
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.41% 0.35% 0.31%
Sharpe 0.06% 0.16% 0.08%
Sortino 0.25% 0.11% -0.12%
Treynor 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 48.84% 36.90% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.15% 8.06% 7.17% 7.29%
Beta 0.06% 0.84% 0.67% 0.61%
Alpha 0.05% -0.04% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.01% 0.41% 0.35% 0.31%
Sharpe 0.62% 0.06% 0.16% 0.08%
Sortino 1.24% 0.25% 0.11% -0.12%
Treynor 0.35% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 63.89% 48.84% 36.90% -

Fund Details

Start Date June 23, 2008
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $385

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70737
BMO737

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to provide a high level of total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in fixed income securities issued by United States corporations.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies that the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests primarily in a diversified pool of fixed income securities, such as bonds and debentures issued by corporations or obtains exposure to such securities; invests primarily in high yield securities rated below BBB at the time of investment by Standard and Poor’s Rating Service or the equivalent rating as defined by other recognized rating agencies.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Management Investment Advisors, LLC (CMIA

  • Brian Lavin
  • Daniel DeYoung
Sub-Advisor

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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 1.59%
Management Fee 1.20%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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