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BMO European Fund Series A

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European Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013, 2012

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NAVPS
(05-07-2025) 		$34.25
Change
$0.06 (0.16%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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BMO European Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 6.08%

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 -2.58% 6.75% 5.85% 6.75% 12.94% 15.16% 13.59% 9.23% 12.91% 9.18% 6.09% 7.18% 7.32% 6.17%
Benchmark -0.68% 10.02% 6.04% 10.02% 13.47% 13.89% 12.06% 9.38% 13.31% 8.96% 7.55% 8.10% 8.54% 7.08%
Category Average -1.73% 6.42% 2.11% 6.42% 9.35% 11.04% 9.06% 5.54% 10.41% 5.89% 4.65% 5.25% 5.37% 4.65%
Category Rank 55 / 98 41 / 98 18 / 98 41 / 98 23 / 98 9 / 98 11 / 98 20 / 98 25 / 96 7 / 96 37 / 89 21 / 82 21 / 70 21 / 68
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -0.77% 4.51% -1.36% 2.98% 1.74% -0.45% -1.26% 0.60% -0.18% 7.23% 2.19% -2.58%
Benchmark -0.53% 4.15% -2.07% 3.38% 1.39% 0.64% -3.03% -0.82% 0.21% 7.45% 3.09% -0.68%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.88% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.90% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 22.23% -7.99% 19.68% -14.69% 19.99% 8.23% 9.52% -14.34% 22.91% 14.59%
Benchmark 17.20% -3.54% 18.15% -7.68% 19.54% 3.59% 15.26% -10.82% 17.51% 10.66%
Category Average 17.33% -5.77% 14.98% -9.04% 15.21% 3.84% 11.84% -15.77% 16.91% 8.55%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 4 2 3 4 2 1 1
Category Rank 18/ 68 51/ 70 15/ 80 87/ 88 29/ 93 49/ 96 91/ 98 48/ 98 11/ 98 3/ 98

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.91% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.69% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.50
Cash and Equivalents 2.49
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.55
Healthcare 11.91
Industrial Goods 11.83
Technology 9.06
Consumer Goods 6.75
Other 34.90

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 97.63
North America 2.38
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sap SE 4.38
Siemens AG Cl N 3.15
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 2.82
Deutsche Telekom AG Cl N 2.78
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 2.73
L'Air Liquide SA 2.64
Shell PLC 2.60
Sanofi SA 2.59
Axa SA 2.56
Munich RE Cl N 2.54

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 European Fund Series A

Median

Other - European Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.21% 15.07% 14.20%
Beta 1.02% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.93% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.66% 0.72% 0.37%
Sortino 1.27% 1.19% 0.42%
Treynor 0.10% 0.11% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 97.90% 97.36% 88.29%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 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 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.76% 15.21% 15.07% 14.20%
Beta 0.89% 1.02% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.94% 0.93% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.90% 0.66% 0.72% 0.37%
Sortino 2.53% 1.27% 1.19% 0.42%
Treynor 0.10% 0.10% 0.11% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 96.99% 97.90% 97.36% 88.29%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A90.3​90.354.8​54.80%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A89.8​89.862.9​62.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A95.5​95.563.5​63.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A72.2​72.244.6​44.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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) $115

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70719
BMO719

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in companies in Western Europe and the UK. As part of the investment objective, this fund invests primarily in companies that are listed on recognized exchanges and that will likely benefit from merger activity and reduced trade barriers as European markets and economies restructure. It may also invest in fixed income securities issued by governments in Western Europe and the United Kingdom.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: examines the financial information of individual companies to identify sound potential investments; employs a fundamental bottom-up investment approach that emphasizes growth and stability of earnings while adhering to a strict valuation discipline; seeks out companies with strong, consistent and growing free cash generation.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • David Moss
Sub-Advisor

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Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.
Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar

BMO Investments Inc.

State Street Trust Company Canada
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 2.46%
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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