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BMO Global Communications Index ETF (COMM : TSX)

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(05-03-2024) 		$32.14
Change
$0.46 (1.45%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 21

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BMO Global Communications Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 02, 2018): 10.32%

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 1.28% 9.56% 18.60% 9.56% 23.90% 10.52% 5.79% 12.58% 9.94% - - - - -
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 1.75% 21.53% 21.53% 10.46% 26.42% 7.93% 5.18% 15.21% 11.07% 11.30% 11.63% 12.17% 10.44% 11.78%
Category Rank 137 / 198 91 / 197 90 / 193 91 / 197 83 / 177 54 / 159 69 / 144 65 / 138 58 / 127 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.88% 0.66% 2.09% 1.90% 1.33% -3.37% 1.52% 5.78% 0.81% 5.09% 2.93% 1.28%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.21% (January 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.31% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - - 21.67% 20.56% 10.04% -23.32% 31.71%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 17.30% 16.21% -0.43% 20.39% 1.55% 22.37% 29.99% 15.34% -25.24% 26.53%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 2 3 3 3 2
Category Rank - - - - - 61/ 125 78/ 135 97/ 140 88/ 157 71/ 168

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.71% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-23.32% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 72.61
International Equity 24.64
Canadian Equity 2.46
Cash and Equivalents 0.14
Income Trust Units 0.14
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Telecommunications 46.86
Technology 40.12
Consumer Services 9.46
Industrial Services 2.18
Consumer Goods 1.01
Other 0.37

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 75.11
Europe 12.58
Asia 12.22
Africa and Middle East 0.09

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 10.19
Netflix Inc 6.13
Apple Inc 6.11
Walt Disney Co 6.04
Verizon Communications Inc 5.02
Cisco Systems Inc 4.73
Comcast Corp Cl A 4.72
AT&T Inc 4.31
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.16
Alphabet Inc Cl C 3.64

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 Global Communications Index ETF

Median

Other - Sector Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.77% 13.40% -
Beta 0.70% 0.64% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.04% -
Rsquared 0.45% 0.55% -
Sharpe 0.29% 0.63% -
Sortino 0.37% 0.85% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 88.67% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.93% 13.77% 13.40% -
Beta 0.35% 0.70% 0.64% -
Alpha 0.17% 0.00% 0.04% -
Rsquared 0.33% 0.45% 0.55% -
Sharpe 2.16% 0.29% 0.63% -
Sortino - 0.37% 0.85% -
Treynor 0.48% 0.06% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 97.25% 88.67% - -

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 02, 2018
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $27
52 Week High $32.73
52 Week Low $25.68
Annual Dividend $0.44
Annual Yield -
Index Solactive Media and Communications Index
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

BMO Global Communications Index ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of a communication services index, net of expenses. Currently, BMO Global Communications Index ETF seeks to replicate the performance of the Solactive Media and Communications Index.

Investment Strategy

-

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BMO Asset Management Inc. 02-12-2018

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Asset Management Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fees

MER 0.40%
Management Fee 0.35%

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