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BMO Global Dividend Fund Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(12-05-2025)
$30.14
Change
-$0.24 (-0.80%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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BMO Global Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1997): 5.33%

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 0.00% 5.70% 11.11% 8.00% 11.86% 19.20% 16.25% 10.80% 12.54% 10.42% 10.85% 9.06% 9.57% 8.33%
Benchmark 2.78% 9.76% 23.30% 17.91% 23.32% 28.06% 22.53% 12.74% 15.64% 13.95% 13.79% 12.12% 12.86% 12.07%
Category Average 0.88% 5.49% 13.66% 14.01% 15.30% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 253 / 264 94 / 260 217 / 254 232 / 249 199 / 249 193 / 240 119 / 216 117 / 211 148 / 209 123 / 196 99 / 194 110 / 184 89 / 174 114 / 152
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.12% 0.44% 4.48% -0.66% -3.16% -3.29% 3.77% 0.42% 0.88% 1.16% 4.49% 0.00%
Benchmark 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78%

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 2 4 2 1
Category Rank 77/ 144 139/ 155 106/ 174 107/ 185 126/ 195 73/ 200 53/ 209 168/ 211 58/ 220 49/ 240

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 67.50
International Equity 28.51
Canadian Equity 3.59
Foreign Government Bonds 0.23
Cash and Equivalents 0.17

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 30.11
Financial Services 18.19
Consumer Services 11.77
Energy 9.67
Healthcare 8.64
Other 21.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 71.49
Europe 27.20
Asia 1.32

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 6.66
Broadcom Inc 6.41
Microsoft Corp 5.81
Costco Wholesale Corp 4.69
Axa SA 4.63
ASML Holding NV - ADR 4.45
Williams Cos Inc 4.41
Allianz SE 4.37
Royal Bank of Canada 3.59
Alphabet Inc Cl A 3.47

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 8.58% 10.48% 10.32%
Beta 0.72% 0.76% 0.76%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.75% 0.74%
Sharpe 1.35% 0.93% 0.65%
Sortino 2.75% 1.47% 0.80%
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 92.50% 90.41% 85.38%
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 9.14% 8.58% 10.48% 10.32%
Beta 0.76% 0.72% 0.76% 0.76%
Alpha -0.05% 0.00% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.74% 0.75% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.97% 1.35% 0.93% 0.65%
Sortino 1.73% 2.75% 1.47% 0.80%
Treynor 0.12% 0.16% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 91.19% 92.50% 90.41% 85.38%

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) $472

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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