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BMO Global Dividend Fund Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(11-01-2024)
$27.54
Change
$0.06 (0.21%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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BMO Global Dividend Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1997): 5.09%

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% 3.71% 8.45% 18.58% 27.89% 21.35% 11.82% 11.20% 9.90% 9.70% 9.38% 9.09% 8.38% 8.66%
Benchmark 2.54% 5.44% 9.22% 20.44% 31.13% 24.98% 10.10% 12.92% 12.49% 10.93% 11.34% 11.57% 11.47% 11.51%
Category Average 1.56% 6.66% 8.42% - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 254 / 262 254 / 262 146 / 262 111 / 262 105 / 260 74 / 238 63 / 232 150 / 230 109 / 216 81 / 212 84 / 200 87 / 185 91 / 152 85 / 138
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.47% 4.56% 1.65% 3.28% 4.13% 1.67% -1.83% 3.31% 3.10% 2.13% 1.40% 0.15%
Benchmark -0.71% 6.95% 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.26% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.81% (February 2001)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 13.27% 14.29% -2.04% 9.66% -4.30% 17.06% 4.56% 24.21% -10.24% 14.55%
Benchmark 13.97% 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 4 1
Category Rank 69/ 123 76/ 143 140/ 156 110/ 190 118/ 202 135/ 215 73/ 220 53/ 230 189/ 232 60/ 242

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 56.79
International Equity 35.15
Canadian Equity 4.40
Cash and Equivalents 3.65
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 24.26
Financial Services 14.94
Healthcare 13.38
Energy 10.61
Consumer Services 9.16
Other 27.65

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 64.85
Europe 34.15
Asia 1.01
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 5.56
Microsoft Corp 5.38
Broadcom Inc 5.32
Costco Wholesale Corp 5.09
Williams Cos Inc 3.88
Royal Bank of Canada 3.41
Allianz SE 3.36
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 3.35
ASML Holding NV - ADR 3.27
Accenture PLC Cl A 3.00

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 11.63% 11.77% 10.96%
Beta 0.81% 0.78% 0.80%
Alpha 0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.76% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.73% 0.67% 0.67%
Sortino 1.22% 0.91% 0.82%
Treynor 0.11% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 89.52% 87.87% 84.74%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.14% 11.63% 11.77% 10.96%
Beta 0.56% 0.81% 0.78% 0.80%
Alpha 0.10% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.60% 0.77% 0.76% 0.76%
Sharpe 3.31% 0.73% 0.67% 0.67%
Sortino 10.60% 1.22% 0.91% 0.82%
Treynor 0.36% 0.11% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 95.32% 89.52% 87.87% 84.74%

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) $419

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Srikanth Iyer 08-12-2013
Fiona Wilson 08-12-2013
Adam Cilio 05-24-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor Guardian Capital LP
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor BMO Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 2.45%
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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