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BMO U.S. Equity Fund Series A

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NAVPS
(12-24-2024) 		$46.65
Change
$0.47 (1.02%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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BMO U.S. Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1997): 7.80%

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 7.04% 12.18% 18.35% 34.15% 36.62% 24.03% 12.86% 15.71% 13.84% 12.82% 11.29% 12.14% 11.12% 11.68%
Benchmark 6.59% 11.27% 18.22% 35.66% 38.11% 25.73% 14.87% 17.60% 17.00% 16.83% 15.78% 16.05% 15.20% 15.67%
Category Average 6.29% 9.31% 15.35% 29.18% 32.66% 20.86% 10.80% 13.48% 13.25% 13.15% 11.90% 12.39% 11.52% 11.50%
Category Rank 372 / 1,332 246 / 1,324 261 / 1,307 451 / 1,285 507 / 1,284 556 / 1,188 405 / 1,123 319 / 1,066 507 / 1,004 605 / 922 597 / 855 491 / 770 456 / 692 382 / 645
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 1.84% 3.72% 5.83% 3.35% -2.79% 2.79% 4.17% 1.72% -0.43% 2.43% 2.31% 7.04%
Benchmark 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.58% (March 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.25% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 24.03% 15.92% 4.85% 14.28% -3.31% 15.93% 8.65% 26.79% -14.87% 21.32%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 2 3 4 3 1 2 3
Category Rank 59/ 553 334/ 645 355/ 693 367/ 770 630/ 856 882/ 928 709/ 1,004 231/ 1,069 512/ 1,124 598/ 1,188

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.79% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.87% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 96.13
International Equity 3.14
Cash and Equivalents 0.72
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.48
Consumer Services 14.89
Financial Services 14.13
Healthcare 9.69
Consumer Goods 6.65
Other 18.16

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.86
Europe 1.70
Latin America 1.44

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 7.64
Apple Inc 5.81
Microsoft Corp 5.12
Amazon.com Inc 4.97
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.81
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.39
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.27
Walmart Inc 2.12
Salesforce Inc 1.97
Booking Holdings Inc 1.95

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 U.S. Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.70% 13.85% 12.93%
Beta 0.88% 0.96% 0.99%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% 0.96%
Sharpe 0.74% 0.84% 0.80%
Sortino 1.25% 1.23% 1.05%
Treynor 0.11% 0.12% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 95.37% 97.09% 91.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.99% 12.70% 13.85% 12.93%
Beta 0.98% 0.88% 0.96% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.97% 0.97% 0.96%
Sharpe 3.06% 0.74% 0.84% 0.80%
Sortino 9.30% 1.25% 1.23% 1.05%
Treynor 0.28% 0.11% 0.12% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 99.07% 95.37% 97.09% 91.00%

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 Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,238

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70723
BMO723

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in equities of well-established U.S. companies that may be undervalued by the marketplace.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: examines the financial statistics of each potential investment, looking for: - an attractive price, - consistent earnings, - evidence that the company’s management believes in the future of the company; uses the above information to rank potential investments. The highest-ranked securities are included in the portfolio; diversifies the fund’s assets by industry and company to help reduce risk.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Raghavendran Sivaraman 04-23-2024
Jason C. Hans 04-23-2024
Oleg Nusinzon 04-23-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor Columbia Management Investment Advisors, LLC (CMIA
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 2.49%
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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