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BMO Monthly Income Fund Series A

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Canadian Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2016

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NAVPS
(05-29-2025) 		$6.83
Change
$0.00 (0.04%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

Period
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BMO Monthly Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 22, 1999): 5.64%

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 -0.54% -0.84% 2.74% 1.17% 12.35% 7.43% 5.42% 4.58% 6.19% 5.13% 5.58% 4.81% 5.36% 4.88%
Benchmark -0.40% -1.07% 3.42% 1.33% 13.82% 8.99% 6.79% 5.79% 7.79% 6.40% 6.65% 5.97% 6.35% 5.49%
Category Average -1.02% -2.31% 1.62% 0.02% 9.89% 7.30% 5.49% 4.10% 6.43% 4.91% 4.98% 4.45% 4.96% 4.21%
Category Rank 118 / 447 60 / 447 70 / 447 50 / 447 81 / 447 292 / 429 277 / 416 233 / 388 320 / 377 246 / 367 184 / 360 186 / 345 193 / 332 130 / 297
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.20% 0.69% 3.98% 0.74% 2.14% -0.68% 3.22% -1.61% 2.02% 0.82% -1.11% -0.54%
Benchmark 1.52% 0.56% 4.19% 0.91% 2.55% -0.02% 4.18% -2.03% 2.42% 0.29% -0.96% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.81% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.42% 6.44% 5.92% -2.05% 14.17% 4.27% 11.73% -9.21% 7.79% 11.76%
Benchmark -3.02% 11.97% 6.22% -4.30% 15.62% 7.61% 11.90% -8.20% 9.43% 13.55%
Category Average 0.06% 6.65% 5.72% -4.72% 12.57% 6.33% 10.85% -9.35% 8.27% 11.70%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 1 2 4 3 3 3 3
Category Rank 76/ 297 252/ 330 188/ 343 41/ 354 112/ 364 291/ 373 227/ 388 305/ 407 307/ 427 328/ 441

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.17% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.21% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 35.10
Canadian Government Bonds 18.64
Canadian Corporate Bonds 18.04
US Equity 16.42
Cash and Equivalents 5.03
Other 6.77

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.10
Financial Services 13.97
Technology 9.16
Energy 6.37
Consumer Services 5.82
Other 27.58

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.98
Europe 2.83
Asia 1.10
Latin America 0.08
Africa and Middle East 0.03
Other -0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 7.19
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 3.41
Royal Bank of Canada 2.85
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.60
Enbridge Inc 1.58
Constellation Software Inc 1.32
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (ZGI) 1.23
Shopify Inc Cl A 1.07
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 1.03
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1.01

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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BMO Monthly Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.63% 7.84% 7.45%
Beta 0.89% 0.88% 0.85%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.94% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.20% 0.50% 0.45%
Sortino 0.48% 0.66% 0.39%
Treynor 0.02% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 63.50% 68.16% 54.18%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.12% 8.63% 7.84% 7.45%
Beta 0.88% 0.89% 0.88% 0.85%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.97% 0.94% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.33% 0.20% 0.50% 0.45%
Sortino 3.40% 0.48% 0.66% 0.39%
Treynor 0.09% 0.02% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 85.09% 63.50% 68.16% 54.18%

Fund Details

Start Date March 22, 1999
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $6,432

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO148
BMO70148

Investment Objectives

This fund's objectives are: to provide a fixed monthly distribution, to preserve the value of your investment. As part of its investment objectives, the fund invests primarily in: Canadian fixed income securities with higher-than-average yields, issued by the federal government, provincial governments, government agencies and corporations, preferred and common shares, real estate investment trusts, royalty trusts and other high-yielding investments.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager (Canadian portfolio) and the sub-advisor (U.S. equity portfolio) use to try to achieve the fund’s objectives: invests in both equities and fixed income securities; when choosing fixed income securities: - invests primarily in securities rated BBB or higher at the time of investment by Standard and Poor’s Rating Service or the equivalent rating as defined by other recognized rating agencies.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Andrew Osterback
  • Robert Armstrong
  • Sachal Mahajan
  • Gordon Rumble
  • Steve Xu
Sub-Advisor

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • Chris Childs
  • Alan Xiao
  • Mark Sawyer

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 1.57%
Management Fee 1.30%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.80%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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