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BMO Global Low Volatility ETF Fund Series A

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Tactical Balanced

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(05-30-2025) 		$11.57
Change
-$0.03 (-0.30%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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BMO Global Low Volatility ETF Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 03, 2010): 4.64%

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 -2.78% -1.73% 2.51% 1.24% 12.96% 7.72% 6.41% 4.81% 5.88% 4.68% 5.19% 4.43% 5.27% 4.03%
Benchmark -2.19% -4.23% 1.37% -1.63% 11.00% 10.11% 8.82% 5.03% 6.22% 5.84% 6.18% 5.77% 6.97% 6.59%
Category Average -1.24% -2.99% 0.42% -0.71% 8.31% 7.21% 5.38% 3.53% 5.87% 4.47% 4.35% 3.89% 4.59% 3.79%
Category Rank 295 / 329 67 / 326 38 / 326 39 / 326 40 / 325 143 / 320 100 / 320 107 / 311 160 / 303 154 / 289 123 / 269 133 / 249 112 / 227 102 / 165
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.07% 0.95% 4.35% 1.27% 2.60% -0.39% 2.54% -1.26% 3.03% 1.35% -0.27% -2.78%
Benchmark 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.36% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.84% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.16% 1.33% 6.92% -0.77% 12.74% 2.92% 8.85% -6.85% 3.28% 15.50%
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 2 4 2 1 3 3 3 1 4 2
Category Rank 57/ 139 164/ 185 90/ 247 34/ 265 163/ 283 187/ 303 217/ 305 61/ 319 298/ 320 89/ 322

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.50% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.85% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 40.06
International Equity 36.90
Foreign Government Bonds 6.37
Foreign Corporate Bonds 5.40
Canadian Government Bonds 2.93
Other 8.34

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 18.00
Financial Services 10.72
Utilities 10.59
Healthcare 10.32
Consumer Goods 9.85
Other 40.52

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 62.55
Asia 20.07
Europe 13.28
Africa and Middle East 2.37
Latin America 1.89
Other -0.16

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU) 36.11
BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equ ETF (ZLE) 19.88
BMO Low Volatility International Equ ETF (ZLI) 16.38
BMO US Aggregate Bond Index ETF (Hdg) (ZUAG.F) 9.63
Invesco S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive LV ETF (XRLV) 3.94
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 3.83
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 3.20
BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (ZLB) 3.07
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (ZTL.F) 1.62
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 1.51

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)

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BMO Global Low Volatility ETF Fund Series A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.10% 7.84% 7.82%
Beta 0.90% 0.88% 0.92%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.81% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.32% 0.46% 0.33%
Sortino 0.68% 0.60% 0.22%
Treynor 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 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 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.88% 8.10% 7.84% 7.82%
Beta 0.92% 0.90% 0.88% 0.92%
Alpha 0.03% -0.01% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.86% 0.81% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.27% 0.32% 0.46% 0.33%
Sortino 2.72% 0.68% 0.60% 0.22%
Treynor 0.10% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 95.46% - - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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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

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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

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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 03, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $98

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO326
BMO70326

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing primarily in exchange traded funds that invest in global equity and fixed income securities. The fund may also invest in other mutual funds or invest directly in global fixed income securities and cash or cash equivalents. The portfolio manager may change the fund’s asset mix according to its outlook for each asset class.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objectives: • invests a majority of its assets in exchange traded funds • may invest up to 100% of the fund’s assets in securities of underlying funds, with such underlying funds expected to be predominantly or exclusively underlying funds that are managed by us or one of our affiliates or associates

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Robert Armstrong
  • Steven Shepherd
  • Steve Xu
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.
Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor

BMO Investments Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.66%
Management Fee 1.35%
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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