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BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(01-10-2025)
$5.11
Change
-$0.02 (-0.32%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 27, 2000): 3.04%

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 -1.23% -1.95% 3.60% 5.46% 5.46% 7.07% -1.52% -1.09% -0.09% 1.65% 0.98% 1.69% 2.39% 2.04%
Benchmark 0.67% 1.98% 7.33% 9.76% 9.76% 7.48% 1.21% -0.20% 1.26% 1.72% 2.39% 2.24% 2.13% 3.46%
Category Average -0.85% -1.07% 3.01% 3.89% 3.89% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 267 / 310 280 / 299 116 / 296 101 / 293 101 / 293 75 / 284 246 / 276 217 / 266 225 / 248 172 / 234 161 / 206 107 / 170 79 / 131 71 / 107
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.33% -0.26% 1.60% -1.60% 1.10% 0.64% 2.40% 1.40% 1.76% -1.99% 1.29% -1.23%
Benchmark 0.46% 0.43% 0.67% -0.78% 0.36% 1.11% 3.56% -0.33% 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.39% (December 2008)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.02% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.02% 8.13% 6.78% -2.91% 10.79% 4.05% 0.20% -16.70% 8.71% 5.46%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 1 2
Category Rank 77/ 107 30/ 131 13/ 170 177/ 206 34/ 234 186/ 248 116/ 266 275/ 276 43/ 284 101/ 293

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.79% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.70% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 63.70
US Equity 27.22
Foreign Government Bonds 6.45
Cash and Equivalents 2.62
International Equity 0.00
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 70.15
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.63
Real Estate 0.00
Other 27.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.55
Latin America 6.45
Europe 0.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
WINDSTREAM UNITS EQUITY 27.72
AMSURG EQUITY EQTYAS910 27.22
WESCO AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS SR SECURED 144A 10.50% 15-Nov-2026 26.62
Petroleos de Venezuela SA 5.50% 12-Apr-2037 5.71
NEIMAN MARCUS USD 4.38
INTELSAT EMERGENCE SA 3.90
REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA SR UNSECURED REGS 7.75% 13-Oct-2019 1.30
CS AT1 CLAIMS US225401AJ72 CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG 1.00% 31-Dec-2060 0.66
REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA SR UNSECURED REGS 8.25% 13-Oct-2024 0.58
Petroleos de Venezuela SA 5.38% 12-Apr-2027 0.49

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.86% 9.51% 7.33%
Beta 1.01% 0.73% 0.29%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.24% 0.08%
Sharpe -0.54% -0.20% 0.09%
Sortino -0.61% -0.33% -0.12%
Treynor -0.05% -0.03% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency - - 5.43%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 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 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.94% 8.86% 9.51% 7.33%
Beta 0.77% 1.01% 0.73% 0.29%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.36% 0.56% 0.24% 0.08%
Sharpe 0.21% -0.54% -0.20% 0.09%
Sortino 0.74% -0.61% -0.33% -0.12%
Treynor 0.01% -0.05% -0.03% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 65.57% - - 5.43%

Fund Details

Start Date November 27, 2000
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $178

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70736
BMO736

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a fixed monthly distribution and capital appreciation potential by investing primarily in debt instruments issued by governments and corporations from around the world.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies 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 governments and corporations or obtains exposure to such securities; seeks the best potential investments for the portfolio by analyzing the credit ratings of various issuers and using quantitative and other research.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
BMO Asset Management Inc. 10-18-2024

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 2.15%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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