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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(10-14-2026)
$14.83
Change
-$0.21 (-1.42%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

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BMO Global Small Cap Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 16, 2012): 7.43%

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 -0.16% -11.13% 9.64% 10.37% 9.13% 0.27% 4.69% 6.96% 0.09% 4.04% 2.79% 2.35% 3.33% 4.09%
Benchmark -1.28% -3.87% 11.85% 15.11% 15.97% 15.85% 18.76% 17.69% 9.38% 12.56% 11.19% 9.52% 9.74% 10.04%
Category Average -2.33% -2.68% 9.11% 8.73% 9.14% 10.30% 14.13% 13.90% 5.68% 9.15% 8.80% 6.81% 6.69% 7.00%
Category Rank 47 / 261 256 / 261 154 / 261 127 / 259 127 / 250 226 / 238 220 / 226 204 / 210 174 / 198 161 / 173 134 / 139 108 / 115 103 / 110 96 / 101
Quartile Ranking 1 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.11% 0.55% -2.75% 6.57% 4.64% -9.73% 10.86% 3.92% 7.09% -9.07% -2.11% -0.16%
Benchmark 0.79% 0.81% -0.85% 3.81% 4.82% -5.42% 6.39% 5.12% 4.04% -5.14% 2.65% -1.28%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.37% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.26% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 0.97% 9.72% -6.30% 19.97% 4.73% 11.86% -17.90% 5.36% 10.15% -8.22%
Benchmark 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68% 11.95%
Category Average 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04% 12.29%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 2 4 4 3 4 3 4
Category Rank 79/ 97 90/ 101 23/ 111 51/ 137 113/ 141 145/ 176 127/ 198 181/ 210 138/ 226 236/ 239

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.97% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.90% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 54.44
International Equity 39.06
Canadian Equity 6.08
Cash and Equivalents 0.43
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.60
Financial Services 14.75
Healthcare 12.00
Industrial Goods 11.82
Consumer Services 7.02
Other 31.81

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 60.92
Europe 21.58
Asia 14.98
Other 2.52

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Repligen Corp 2.27
Gunma Bank Ltd 2.23
Henry Schein Inc 2.06
Cohu Inc 2.05
FormFactor Inc 2.02
Weir Group PLC 1.97
Russel Metals Inc 1.89
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.85
Flsmidth & Co A/S 1.81
Finning International Inc 1.78

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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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 16.84% 16.09% 15.72%
Beta 1.19 1.04 1.03
Alpha -0.16 -0.09 -0.06
Rsquared 0.83% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.16 -0.10 0.21
Sortino 0.25 -0.14 0.20
Treynor 0.02 -0.02 0.03
Tax Efficiency 87.45% - 77.90%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 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 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 21.63% 16.84% 16.09% 15.72%
Beta 1.49 1.19 1.04 1.03
Alpha -0.13 -0.16 -0.09 -0.06
Rsquared 0.86% 0.83% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.40 0.16 -0.10 0.21
Sortino 0.56 0.25 -0.14 0.20
Treynor 0.06 0.02 -0.02 0.03
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 87.45% - 77.90%

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) $48

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO151 NL Open
BMO70151 NL Open

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • Scott Woods
  • Charlotte Friedrichs
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

BMO Investments Inc.

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

BMO Investments Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.21%
Management Fee 1.85%
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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