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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(10-25-2024)
$15.74
Change
-$0.05 (-0.31%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 16, 2012): 8.63%

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 1.45% 7.24% 4.23% 10.98% 14.11% 14.09% -0.03% 5.98% 3.82% 3.05% 4.23% 5.07% 4.64% 6.13%
Benchmark 3.07% 7.27% 5.85% 13.96% 24.81% 19.56% 5.27% 10.95% 9.38% 7.48% 8.06% 8.64% 8.88% 9.34%
Category Average 1.94% 5.92% 5.92% 12.45% 22.21% 17.62% 2.71% 8.58% 8.20% 5.67% 5.68% 6.19% 6.16% 6.18%
Category Rank 167 / 281 113 / 280 189 / 272 140 / 269 226 / 269 195 / 251 161 / 234 167 / 209 165 / 175 129 / 149 116 / 144 115 / 134 112 / 121 72 / 96
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -5.59% 4.26% 4.46% 0.39% 2.64% 3.33% -1.91% 3.13% -3.92% 7.27% -1.46% 1.45%
Benchmark -3.18% 7.14% 5.59% -1.54% 5.26% 3.87% -3.18% 2.98% -1.02% 5.44% -1.29% 3.07%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.37% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.26% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 17.44% 20.97% 0.97% 9.72% -6.30% 19.97% 4.73% 11.86% -17.90% 5.36%
Benchmark 9.59% 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59%
Category Average 6.30% 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 4
Category Rank 5/ 80 39/ 100 87/ 130 99/ 135 41/ 145 53/ 171 148/ 177 157/ 212 163/ 234 221/ 251

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.97% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.90% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 55.02
International Equity 41.76
Canadian Equity 2.41
Cash and Equivalents 0.81

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 19.03
Industrial Goods 16.30
Consumer Goods 12.48
Industrial Services 11.80
Healthcare 11.50
Other 28.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 58.19
Europe 30.50
Asia 9.30
Other 2.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co Ltd 2.36
Games Workshop Group PLC 2.26
Asahi Intecc Co Ltd 2.18
Cts Eventim AG & Co KgaA 2.16
Imcd NV 2.14
Aaon Inc 2.09
Belimo Holding AG Cl N 2.05
Kadant Inc 1.97
SPS Commerce Inc 1.95
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 1.88

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.48% 17.58% 14.91%
Beta 0.91% 1.02% 1.00%
Alpha -0.05% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.92% 0.90%
Sharpe -0.16% 0.18% 0.37%
Sortino -0.19% 0.18% 0.39%
Treynor -0.03% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency - 89.30% 79.69%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.09% 14.48% 17.58% 14.91%
Beta 0.90% 0.91% 1.02% 1.00%
Alpha -0.07% -0.05% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.89% 0.92% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.71% -0.16% 0.18% 0.37%
Sortino 1.44% -0.19% 0.18% 0.39%
Treynor 0.10% -0.03% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - 89.30% 79.69%

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

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Fundata S Score

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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 April 16, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $131

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO151
BMO70151

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities and equity-related securities of companies with small to medium market capitalization located throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests in global smaller capitalization companies; employs a disciplined bottom up investing approach focused on assessing quality value and risk to identify high quality businesses with competitive advantages, strong management and superior earnings growth.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Charlotte Friedrichs 05-24-2024
Scott Woods 05-24-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar BMO Investments Inc.
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 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.61%
Management Fee 2.25%
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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