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BMO Global Dividend Fund Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(07-11-2025)
$28.32
Change
-$0.06 (-0.21%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

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BMO Global Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1997): 5.16%

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 0.42% 0.78% 1.29% 1.29% 9.66% 15.70% 15.20% 10.61% 11.33% 9.86% 9.48% 8.88% 8.66% 8.09%
Benchmark 3.64% 5.96% 4.44% 4.44% 15.97% 19.37% 19.46% 10.37% 13.60% 12.28% 11.14% 11.34% 12.26% 10.94%
Category Average 2.30% 3.41% 6.75% 6.75% 14.58% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 244 / 257 217 / 256 229 / 252 229 / 252 218 / 247 145 / 240 133 / 219 82 / 214 149 / 212 115 / 199 91 / 190 96 / 186 129 / 173 95 / 149
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.13% 1.40% 0.15% 0.78% 3.12% 0.44% 4.48% -0.66% -3.16% -3.29% 3.77% 0.42%
Benchmark 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.26% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.81% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 14.29% -2.04% 9.66% -4.30% 17.06% 4.56% 24.21% -10.24% 14.55% 23.78%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 4 2 1
Category Rank 77/ 144 141/ 157 108/ 176 107/ 187 130/ 199 73/ 203 53/ 212 171/ 214 58/ 223 49/ 243

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.21% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.24% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 62.55
International Equity 33.03
Canadian Equity 3.36
Cash and Equivalents 1.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 26.47
Financial Services 19.48
Consumer Services 11.19
Energy 10.35
Industrial Services 9.19
Other 23.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 66.97
Europe 31.50
Asia 1.53

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Broadcom Inc 7.45
Microsoft Corp 5.81
Axa SA 5.46
Costco Wholesale Corp 5.31
Williams Cos Inc 4.98
Allianz SE 4.59
Apple Inc 4.02
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 3.62
ASML Holding NV - ADR 3.51
Royal Bank of Canada 3.36

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 Global Dividend Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.75% 10.73% 10.70%
Beta 0.76% 0.78% 0.78%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.76% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.10% 0.82% 0.62%
Sortino 2.17% 1.24% 0.74%
Treynor 0.14% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 91.69% 89.27% 84.44%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.43% 9.75% 10.73% 10.70%
Beta 0.72% 0.76% 0.78% 0.78%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.81% 0.76% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.74% 1.10% 0.82% 0.62%
Sortino 1.32% 2.17% 1.24% 0.74%
Treynor 0.09% 0.14% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 88.85% 91.69% 89.27% 84.44%

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 January 07, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $441

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70725
BMO725

Investment Objectives

The fund’s objective is to achieve a high level of total return from the value of your investment, including dividend income and capital gains, by investing primarily in dividend yielding common and preferred shares of companies from around the world. As part of its investment objectives, the fund invests primarily in equities of companies that trade on recognized stock exchanges in countries around the world.

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; seeks long-term returns consisting of stable dividend growth and steady income that is based upon a growth payout and sustainability philosophy; applies a market-oriented, bottom-up, sector-neutral approach to selecting the best companies within each sector, regardless of geography.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Srikanth Iyer
  • Fiona Wilson
  • Adam Cilio
  • Yvonne Jin
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 2.15%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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