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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(11-19-2025)
$16.99
Change
$0.06 (0.33%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 2.78%

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 -0.81% 7.81% 17.42% 17.10% 17.76% 16.66% 14.07% 1.31% 2.75% 2.60% 3.75% 2.16% 2.61% 3.74%
Benchmark 2.46% 11.46% 24.10% 21.44% 22.29% 24.88% 20.78% 8.55% 8.86% 8.75% 9.50% 6.85% 8.17% 8.71%
Category Average 4.54% 14.26% 28.71% 29.56% 28.91% 25.07% 20.76% 6.68% 7.64% 7.86% 8.40% 5.56% 7.04% 7.43%
Category Rank 326 / 326 310 / 326 314 / 325 306 / 322 303 / 322 285 / 302 269 / 287 247 / 270 231 / 251 238 / 248 210 / 218 177 / 187 167 / 173 138 / 144
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund -0.59% 1.17% 4.17% -0.15% -1.81% -2.35% 5.25% 2.89% 0.57% 5.57% 2.97% -0.81%
Benchmark -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.03% (November 1999)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-30.36% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.66% 1.69% 25.43% -6.31% 6.10% 10.13% -0.78% -20.31% 0.67% 10.70%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 4
Category Rank 46/ 133 108/ 144 136/ 174 33/ 187 222/ 228 202/ 248 80/ 251 222/ 270 269/ 289 256/ 302

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.43% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.31% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 92.48
Cash and Equivalents 7.52

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 45.55
Consumer Services 19.26
Industrial Goods 9.85
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.52
Financial Services 6.76
Other 11.06

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 70.91
Latin America 14.92
Europe 12.17
North America 1.99
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.22
Prosus NV 5.14
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.87
Accton Technology Corp 4.44
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd - Comn Cl A 4.04
Tencent Music Entertainment Group - ADR Cl A 3.57
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.07
Mercadolibre Inc 3.01
Hugel Inc 2.85
HDFC Bank Ltd 2.76

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)

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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.06% 14.26% 13.93%
Beta 1.09% 1.02% 0.94%
Alpha -0.07% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.77% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.69% 0.07% 0.20%
Sortino 1.75% 0.08% 0.18%
Treynor 0.09% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 98.63% 83.18% 83.97%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.40% 15.06% 14.26% 13.93%
Beta 0.56% 1.09% 1.02% 0.94%
Alpha 0.05% -0.07% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.34% 0.76% 0.77% 0.75%
Sharpe 1.49% 0.69% 0.07% 0.20%
Sortino 3.84% 1.75% 0.08% 0.18%
Treynor 0.25% 0.09% 0.01% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 98.63% 83.18% 83.97%

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 Annual
Assets ($mil) $235

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70718
BMO718

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in companies located in countries undergoing rapid industrialization. As part of this fund’s investment objective, it invests primarily in equities of companies in emerging countries like Brazil, Chile, Greece, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. It may also invest in fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: performs fundamental analysis to focus on companies with strong growth prospects, solid management and a sustainable dividend yield that is anticipated to be a significant contributor to long-term total returns; primarily invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, as well as in equity securities of companies that benefit from exposure to such markets.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Polen Capital UK LLP

  • Damian Bird
  • Dafydd Lewis
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Bank of Montreal Investment Services

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 2.21%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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