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BMO Precious Metals Fund Series A

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Precious Metals Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(11-14-2025) 		$64.16
Change
-$0.24 (-0.37%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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BMO Precious Metals Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1997): 6.42%

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 -4.46% 37.29% 43.86% 98.50% 78.88% 62.38% 44.77% 26.01% 15.01% 17.73% 21.79% 16.56% 12.12% 17.18%
Benchmark -6.01% 37.26% 48.28% 106.79% 82.44% 61.95% 42.86% 27.05% 15.60% 20.21% 24.89% 18.56% 14.71% 19.42%
Category Average -3.04% 42.77% 54.29% 111.35% 87.69% 70.64% 48.44% 26.75% 18.01% 23.15% 25.49% 19.52% 14.86% 20.48%
Category Rank 56 / 79 60 / 79 57 / 78 63 / 78 59 / 77 60 / 75 53 / 70 48 / 70 57 / 69 62 / 68 51 / 60 47 / 57 42 / 56 43 / 55
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund -4.83% -5.31% 13.81% 3.77% 12.95% 3.43% 2.29% 2.58% -0.13% 19.79% 19.95% -4.46%
Benchmark -5.93% -6.21% 16.02% 2.11% 14.54% 2.78% 0.90% 4.12% 2.83% 20.44% 21.25% -6.01%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

43.20% (September 1998)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-30.97% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -6.14% 50.93% -0.52% -1.52% 29.26% 18.61% -11.50% -2.95% 2.94% 25.60%
Benchmark -17.99% 55.11% 0.96% -3.46% 42.02% 25.38% -7.16% -2.48% 1.85% 19.16%
Category Average -7.69% 59.78% 3.16% -9.27% 36.39% 42.53% -7.32% -10.92% 3.45% 26.30%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 3
Category Rank 20/ 52 46/ 55 47/ 56 4/ 57 46/ 60 67/ 68 55/ 69 13/ 70 53/ 70 48/ 75

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

50.93% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.50% (2021)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 76.61
US Equity 13.42
International Equity 6.53
Cash and Equivalents 3.45

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 93.79
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.44
Other 2.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.47
Asia 5.55
Africa and Middle East 0.98

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 9.41
Barrick Mining Corp 9.16
Newmont Corp 8.53
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 7.97
Franco-Nevada Corp 5.05
Kinross Gold Corp 4.74
Alamos Gold Inc Cl A 4.12
Royal Gold Inc 3.22
Northern Star Resources Ltd 3.10
Torex Gold Resources Inc 2.99

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return26272829303132333435363738394025%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%

BMO Precious Metals Fund Series A

Median

Other - Precious Metals Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 28.73% 28.59% 30.62%
Beta 0.88% 0.90% 0.90%
Alpha 0.05% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% 0.94%
Sharpe 1.30% 0.54% 0.60%
Sortino 3.14% 0.92% 1.11%
Treynor 0.42% 0.17% 0.21%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 31.64% 28.73% 28.59% 30.62%
Beta 0.90% 0.88% 0.90% 0.90%
Alpha 0.04% 0.05% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.97% 0.96% 0.94%
Sharpe 1.93% 1.30% 0.54% 0.60%
Sortino 6.85% 3.14% 0.92% 1.11%
Treynor 0.68% 0.42% 0.17% 0.21%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A76.8​76.874.1​74.10%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

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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

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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: A78.7​78.778.2​78.20%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 January 07, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $150

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO147
BMO70147

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in securities of primarily Canadian companies in the precious metals industry. As part of its investment objective, this fund invests mainly in Canadian companies that are involved in the exploration, mining, production or distribution of precious metals.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: employs a systematic model based on fundamental equity analysis to identify and select equities that trade below their intrinsic value, demonstrate superior earnings growth, and demonstrate positive price momentum; reviews company operations and research and development to assess the company’s potential for growth.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Hoa Hong
  • Philip Harrington
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 2.24%
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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