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BMO Dividend Fund Series A

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Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade D

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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
(11-14-2025) 		$115.32
Change
$0.15 (0.13%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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BMO Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 9.80%

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% 3.87% 11.22% 13.34% 14.85% 21.89% 12.49% 7.62% 12.65% 8.69% 9.58% 8.22% 8.79% 8.28%
Benchmark 0.97% 11.70% 23.39% 25.13% 28.75% 30.39% 19.52% 12.89% 17.64% 14.06% 13.94% 11.61% 11.60% 11.71%
Category Average -0.19% 6.12% 14.06% 15.41% 16.69% 21.51% 12.60% 8.98% 14.29% 10.01% 10.10% 8.30% 8.58% 8.61%
Category Rank 444 / 461 402 / 460 391 / 454 337 / 452 350 / 452 217 / 439 269 / 430 369 / 417 337 / 392 331 / 388 287 / 373 238 / 354 200 / 329 205 / 277
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.23% -3.70% 4.27% 0.00% -2.02% -0.26% 4.62% 1.13% 1.21% 2.29% 2.85% -1.28%
Benchmark 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.40% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.30% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.42% 11.76% 10.93% -6.78% 23.37% 0.50% 22.65% -9.01% 9.03% 16.47%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 1 2 1 2 4 4 2 3
Category Rank 97/ 263 244/ 299 33/ 330 150/ 355 19/ 375 144/ 389 367/ 396 405/ 418 110/ 430 235/ 439

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 73.83
US Equity 20.01
Income Trust Units 3.59
Cash and Equivalents 1.36
International Equity 1.19
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 38.32
Industrial Services 12.68
Energy 11.93
Consumer Services 8.37
Basic Materials 6.41
Other 22.29

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.77
Latin America 3.03
Europe 1.19
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.88
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.26
Brookfield Corp Cl A 5.15
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 4.06
Microsoft Corp 3.95
Bank of Montreal 3.75
Enbridge Inc 3.54
Intact Financial Corp 3.45
Waste Connections Inc 3.18
Franco-Nevada Corp 3.05

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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BMO Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.36% 12.20% 11.76%
Beta 0.91% 0.92% 0.86%
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.90% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.75% 0.82% 0.58%
Sortino 1.44% 1.39% 0.71%
Treynor 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 92.01% 92.57% 92.72%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 9.65% 11.36% 12.20% 11.76%
Beta 0.84% 0.91% 0.92% 0.86%
Alpha -0.07% -0.04% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.91% 0.90% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.20% 0.75% 0.82% 0.58%
Sortino 2.35% 1.44% 1.39% 0.71%
Treynor 0.14% 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.69% 92.01% 92.57% 92.72%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A59.4​59.464.7​64.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 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) $10,705

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Lutz Zeitler
  • Philip Harrington
Sub-Advisor

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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 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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