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BMO Asset Allocation Fund Series A

Canadian Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(05-02-2025)
$24.90
Change
$0.09 (0.38%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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BMO Asset Allocation Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 02, 1988): 6.15%

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 -1.96% 0.84% 2.70% 0.84% 9.89% 9.30% 4.10% 4.63% 7.89% 5.28% 5.07% 4.77% 5.12% 4.38%
Benchmark -0.96% 1.73% 3.82% 1.73% 12.13% 10.30% 5.44% 6.25% 9.47% 6.77% 6.80% 6.15% 6.64% 5.60%
Category Average -1.57% 1.05% 2.31% 1.05% 8.76% 8.76% 4.46% 4.74% 7.91% 5.39% 5.16% 4.77% 5.13% 4.28%
Category Rank 379 / 447 268 / 447 215 / 447 268 / 447 203 / 447 225 / 429 320 / 410 313 / 388 290 / 377 278 / 366 275 / 356 238 / 343 246 / 331 216 / 297
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.05% 2.55% 0.22% 3.76% 0.31% 2.13% -0.06% 3.92% -1.94% 2.83% 0.03% -1.96%
Benchmark -1.88% 1.52% 0.56% 4.19% 0.91% 2.55% -0.02% 4.18% -2.03% 2.42% 0.29% -0.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.46% (December 1997)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.45% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.39% 6.12% 5.98% -4.66% 12.97% 5.92% 11.70% -11.70% 8.48% 13.23%
Benchmark -3.02% 11.97% 6.22% -4.30% 15.62% 7.61% 11.90% -8.20% 9.43% 13.55%
Category Average 0.06% 6.65% 5.72% -4.72% 12.57% 6.33% 10.85% -9.35% 8.27% 11.70%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2
Category Rank 79/ 297 266/ 330 179/ 343 228/ 354 223/ 364 208/ 373 230/ 388 393/ 407 224/ 427 170/ 441

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.23% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.70% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 38.68
Canadian Government Bonds 21.40
Canadian Corporate Bonds 20.45
International Equity 7.43
US Equity 7.13
Other 4.91

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 42.07
Financial Services 15.89
Technology 7.52
Energy 7.46
Basic Materials 6.13
Other 20.93

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.39
Europe 5.10
Asia 2.32
Latin America 0.17
Africa and Middle East 0.07
Other -0.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 7.29
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 6.76
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 6.00
Royal Bank of Canada 3.56
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 2.13
Shopify Inc Cl A 1.97
Constellation Software Inc 1.79
Enbridge Inc 1.76
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1.75
Suncor Energy Inc 1.69

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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BMO Asset Allocation Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.05% 9.21% 8.24%
Beta 1.00% 0.99% 0.96%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.98% 0.93%
Sharpe 0.07% 0.61% 0.36%
Sortino 0.22% 0.87% 0.28%
Treynor 0.01% 0.06% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 75.97% 89.72% 84.34%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.58% 10.05% 9.21% 8.24%
Beta 1.02% 1.00% 0.99% 0.96%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.98% 0.98% 0.93%
Sharpe 0.77% 0.07% 0.61% 0.36%
Sortino 1.73% 0.22% 0.87% 0.28%
Treynor 0.06% 0.01% 0.06% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 95.52% 75.97% 89.72% 84.34%

Fund Details

Start Date May 02, 1988
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,527

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO145
BMO70145

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to provide a balance between income and growth in the value of your investment over the long term. As part of its investment objective, the fund invests primarily in Canadian equities and fixed income securities. The portfolio manager may change the mix of assets 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 objective: invests in equities and in fixed income securities; invests between 30%-70% of the fund’s assets in equities, between 30%-70% of the fund’s assets in bonds and up to 30% of the fund’s assets in money market securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Andrew Osterback
  • Robert Armstrong
  • Ariel Liang
  • Sachal Mahajan
  • Steve Xu
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

BMO Investments Inc.

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 2.07%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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