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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(02-06-2025)
$15.26
Change
-$0.01 (-0.05%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 16, 2012): 8.39%

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 -4.29% -0.75% 6.44% 10.15% 10.15% 7.73% -1.60% 1.60% 2.22% 4.99% 3.30% 4.08% 3.73% 5.33%
Benchmark -3.05% 4.15% 11.72% 18.68% 18.68% 16.62% 5.71% 8.08% 8.67% 10.49% 7.75% 8.68% 8.54% 9.32%
Category Average -2.53% -0.36% 6.05% 12.04% 12.04% 12.43% 2.18% 4.64% 6.55% 7.72% 4.92% 5.85% 5.58% 5.97%
Category Rank 261 / 278 185 / 278 137 / 277 166 / 266 166 / 266 188 / 248 184 / 231 180 / 209 161 / 174 159 / 168 125 / 142 124 / 132 118 / 127 90 / 101
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.39% 2.64% 3.33% -1.91% 3.13% -3.92% 7.27% -1.46% 1.45% -2.51% 6.37% -4.29%
Benchmark -1.54% 5.26% 3.87% -3.18% 2.98% -1.02% 5.44% -1.29% 3.07% 0.86% 6.51% -3.05%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.37% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.26% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 20.97% 0.97% 9.72% -6.30% 19.97% 4.73% 11.86% -17.90% 5.36% 10.15%
Benchmark 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68%
Category Average 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3
Category Rank 40/ 101 83/ 127 96/ 132 41/ 142 52/ 168 145/ 174 153/ 209 160/ 231 218/ 248 166/ 266

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 66.66
International Equity 31.14
Canadian Equity 1.33
Cash and Equivalents 0.87

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Goods 22.55
Technology 18.57
Consumer Goods 11.93
Healthcare 11.37
Industrial Services 9.43
Other 26.15

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 68.58
Europe 22.37
Asia 7.53
Other 1.52

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vita Coco Co Inc 2.43
SPS Commerce Inc 1.99
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 1.98
Standex International Corp 1.94
Games Workshop Group PLC 1.90
Asahi Intecc Co Ltd 1.87
Bruker Corp 1.87
MSA Safety Inc 1.83
GATX Corp 1.81
Vertex Inc Cl A 1.78

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 15.08% 17.87% 15.10%
Beta 0.92% 1.02% 1.00%
Alpha -0.07% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.92% 0.90%
Sharpe -0.28% 0.08% 0.31%
Sortino -0.32% 0.06% 0.31%
Treynor -0.04% 0.01% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency - 67.83% 78.10%
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 13.23% 15.08% 17.87% 15.10%
Beta 0.98% 0.92% 1.02% 1.00%
Alpha -0.07% -0.07% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.89% 0.92% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.46% -0.28% 0.08% 0.31%
Sortino 1.03% -0.32% 0.06% 0.31%
Treynor 0.06% -0.04% 0.01% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 82.41% - 67.83% 78.10%

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 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) $127

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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