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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(08-11-2025)
$17.05
Change
-$0.02 (-0.11%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 2.56%

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 0.57% 8.92% 4.27% 8.61% 17.19% 8.76% 6.89% -0.75% 1.81% 1.24% 0.89% 1.38% 2.10% 2.41%
Benchmark 3.12% 11.33% 7.82% 8.95% 16.95% 14.89% 13.80% 5.68% 6.90% 6.92% 6.00% 6.48% 7.76% 6.93%
Category Average 2.07% 12.67% 10.89% 13.41% 15.99% 12.05% 12.26% 2.57% 5.26% 5.58% 4.55% 4.71% 5.98% 5.34%
Category Rank 302 / 330 297 / 329 304 / 326 291 / 326 95 / 323 270 / 305 273 / 291 238 / 272 232 / 255 229 / 241 202 / 211 179 / 189 165 / 173 134 / 140
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund -3.89% 13.30% -1.47% -0.59% 1.17% 4.17% -0.15% -1.81% -2.35% 5.25% 2.89% 0.57%
Benchmark -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12%

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 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 4
Category Rank 46/ 138 113/ 149 138/ 178 34/ 191 227/ 233 202/ 253 83/ 256 226/ 274 273/ 293 260/ 307

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 96.90
Cash and Equivalents 2.64
Income Trust Units 0.46

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.63
Consumer Services 17.72
Industrial Goods 12.87
Financial Services 12.75
Consumer Goods 6.37
Other 13.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 65.69
Europe 15.88
Latin America 12.75
North America 5.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 8.31
Prosus NV 6.30
CAD Currency 5.68
Tencent Music Entertainment Group - ADR Cl A 5.12
HDFC Bank Ltd 4.57
Mercadolibre Inc 3.73
Accton Technology Corp 3.49
InPost SA 3.49
Totvs SA 3.47
Pinduoduo Inc - ADR 3.39

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 15.99% 14.02% 14.07%
Beta 1.14% 1.05% 0.95%
Alpha -0.08% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.80% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.24% 0.01% 0.11%
Sortino 0.57% -0.03% 0.04%
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 97.33% 74.33% 75.17%
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 15.98% 15.99% 14.02% 14.07%
Beta 1.27% 1.14% 1.05% 0.95%
Alpha -0.04% -0.08% -0.05% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.73% 0.84% 0.80% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.87% 0.24% 0.01% 0.11%
Sortino 2.49% 0.57% -0.03% 0.04%
Treynor 0.11% 0.03% 0.00% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.33% 74.33% 75.17%

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) $226

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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