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BMO Dividend Fund Series A

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(05-17-2024)
$96.02
Change
$0.45 (0.47%)

As at April 30, 2024

As at April 30, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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BMO Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 9.37%

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 -3.69% 1.07% 14.81% 2.00% 5.36% 2.61% 4.26% 9.34% 5.64% 6.77% 6.17% 7.21% 5.94% 6.45%
Benchmark -1.82% 4.10% 16.91% 4.68% 8.73% 5.66% 7.59% 13.51% 8.86% 8.98% 8.12% 8.95% 7.25% 7.22%
Category Average -2.46% 13.80% 13.80% 2.75% 4.32% 2.34% 6.15% 11.60% 6.61% 6.96% 6.02% 7.02% 5.79% 5.72%
Category Rank 434 / 457 390 / 454 162 / 449 367 / 449 234 / 444 260 / 433 377 / 407 363 / 392 304 / 384 231 / 356 197 / 337 178 / 313 144 / 264 103 / 252
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -4.37% 3.44% 0.58% -2.08% -3.08% -2.82% 7.52% 4.69% 0.92% 2.58% 2.31% -3.69%
Benchmark -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.40% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.30% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 13.54% -1.42% 11.76% 10.93% -6.78% 23.37% 0.50% 22.65% -9.01% 9.03%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 8.23% -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 4 4 2
Category Rank 20/ 240 86/ 263 240/ 299 24/ 330 144/ 355 21/ 377 134/ 392 367/ 404 410/ 427 113/ 438

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.37% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 67.47
US Equity 26.42
Income Trust Units 5.00
Cash and Equivalents 1.10
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.94
Industrial Services 15.67
Energy 10.82
Consumer Services 7.83
Technology 5.91
Other 24.83

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.96
Latin America 3.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.91
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.14
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.39
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.35
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 4.07
Microsoft Corp 4.05
Waste Connections Inc 3.92
Intact Financial Corp 3.88
Canadian National Railway Co 3.81
Bank of Montreal 3.53

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.56% 13.99% 11.60%
Beta 0.90% 0.86% 0.85%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.91% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.17% 0.32% 0.48%
Sortino 0.23% 0.35% 0.48%
Treynor 0.02% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 79.17% 87.45% 91.36%
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 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 13.00% 12.56% 13.99% 11.60%
Beta 0.96% 0.90% 0.86% 0.85%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.91% 0.91% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.09% 0.17% 0.32% 0.48%
Sortino 0.38% 0.23% 0.35% 0.48%
Treynor 0.01% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 79.94% 79.17% 87.45% 91.36%

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 03, 1994
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $8,396

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO146
BMO70146

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a high after-tax return, which includes dividend income and capital gains from growth in the value of your investment. As part of its investment objective, the fund invests primarily in dividend-yielding common and preferred shares of established Canadian companies.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests primarily in dividend yielding common and preferred shares of established Canadian companies; may also invest in fixed income securities; examines the financial statistics of each company it’s considering to determine if the equity securities are attractively priced; reviews company operations and research and development to assess each company’s potential for growth.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Lutz Zeitler 03-30-2012
Philip Harrington 08-31-2013

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
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 1.80%
Management Fee 1.50%
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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