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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$15.16
Change
-$0.57 (-3.63%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 2.45%

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 -0.15% 5.22% 16.76% 4.01% 11.23% 7.17% 0.59% -2.32% 1.39% 0.97% -0.14% 2.06% 3.29% 1.76%
Benchmark -0.22% 3.79% 8.67% 0.83% 18.75% 13.93% 6.25% 2.58% 6.75% 5.95% 3.94% 6.35% 8.53% 5.78%
Category Average -0.16% 3.35% 5.17% 2.11% 11.99% 10.27% 3.18% -1.05% 4.66% 4.06% 1.99% 4.59% 6.55% 3.76%
Category Rank 182 / 343 80 / 343 3 / 340 28 / 343 235 / 324 266 / 308 267 / 298 214 / 266 241 / 263 226 / 244 178 / 200 172 / 190 152 / 159 137 / 146
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -0.36% -0.07% -0.42% 0.79% -0.81% -3.89% 13.30% -1.47% -0.59% 1.17% 4.17% -0.15%
Benchmark 1.24% 3.23% 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.03% (November 1999)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-30.36% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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/ 145 120/ 156 144/ 186 36/ 199 237/ 243 210/ 263 90/ 266 235/ 286 287/ 307 274/ 321

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 91.92
US Equity 4.51
Cash and Equivalents 2.15
Income Trust Units 1.42

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.57
Consumer Services 24.93
Financial Services 14.36
Industrial Goods 7.68
Industrial Services 6.21
Other 10.25

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 66.28
Europe 16.13
Latin America 11.51
North America 6.09
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 7.09
Tencent Music Entertainment Group - ADR Cl A 5.49
Prosus NV 5.02
HDFC Bank Ltd 4.27
Dino Polska SA 4.22
NetEase Inc 4.03
Pinduoduo Inc - ADR 3.53
Wizz Air Holdings PLC 3.48
E Ink Holdings Inc 3.44
ANTA Sports Products Ltd 3.28

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)

BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.17% 16.37% 14.07%
Beta 1.13% 1.10% 0.93%
Alpha -0.06% -0.06% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.85% 0.74%
Sharpe -0.12% 0.02% 0.08%
Sortino -0.13% -0.03% -0.03%
Treynor -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 66.25% 67.10% 66.25%
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 14.90% 16.17% 16.37% 14.07%
Beta 1.31% 1.13% 1.10% 0.93%
Alpha -0.12% -0.06% -0.06% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.66% 0.85% 0.85% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.51% -0.12% 0.02% 0.08%
Sortino 1.80% -0.13% -0.03% -0.03%
Treynor 0.06% -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 66.25% 67.10% 66.25%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 Annual
Assets ($mil) $221

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 2.50%
Management Fee 1.35%
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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