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BMO Monthly High Income Fund II Series A

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Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(11-12-2025) 		$16.11
Change
$0.23 (1.43%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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BMO Monthly High Income Fund II Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 01, 2013): 6.79%

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 0.10% 9.94% 18.51% 23.64% 22.53% 23.00% 12.82% 10.14% 16.26% 10.27% 9.94% 7.63% 7.58% 7.77%
Benchmark 0.97% 11.70% 23.39% 25.13% 28.75% 30.39% 19.52% 12.89% 17.64% 14.06% 13.94% 11.61% 11.60% 11.71%
Category Average -0.19% 6.12% 14.06% 15.41% 16.69% 21.51% 12.60% 8.98% 14.29% 10.01% 10.10% 8.30% 8.58% 8.61%
Category Rank 189 / 461 30 / 460 56 / 454 17 / 452 41 / 452 144 / 439 244 / 430 153 / 417 101 / 392 232 / 388 243 / 373 303 / 354 290 / 329 234 / 277
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.02% -3.80% 2.46% 2.03% 0.54% -0.73% 4.57% 1.76% 1.29% 4.61% 4.99% 0.10%
Benchmark 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.89% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -9.80% 19.80% 3.73% -11.97% 18.34% -7.99% 29.05% -0.20% 5.56% 11.24%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 4 3 4 2 1 4 4
Category Rank 235/ 263 98/ 299 272/ 330 333/ 355 218/ 375 368/ 389 126/ 396 43/ 418 378/ 430 417/ 439

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.05% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.97% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 85.64
Income Trust Units 8.55
Cash and Equivalents 3.08
US Equity 2.73

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.43
Energy 16.94
Basic Materials 12.19
Utilities 7.77
Real Estate 4.97
Other 25.70

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.39
Latin America 1.60
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.63
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 6.47
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.36
Open Text Corp 4.08
Canadian National Railway Co 4.00
Enbridge Inc 4.00
Bank of Montreal 3.36
Manulife Financial Corp 3.32
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.32
Bank of Nova Scotia 3.31

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)

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BMO Monthly High Income Fund II Series A

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.59% 12.76% 12.88%
Beta 0.84% 0.93% 0.93%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.85% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.82% 1.04% 0.51%
Sortino 1.56% 1.82% 0.58%
Treynor 0.10% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 82.29% 84.65% 70.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.76% 10.59% 12.76% 12.88%
Beta 0.72% 0.84% 0.93% 0.93%
Alpha 0.02% -0.03% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.91% 0.85% 0.87%
Sharpe 2.06% 0.82% 1.04% 0.51%
Sortino 4.28% 1.56% 1.82% 0.58%
Treynor 0.25% 0.10% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 90.39% 82.29% 84.65% 70.37%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A87.5​87.564.7​64.70%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

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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 01, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $864

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO156
BMO70156

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to generate a high level of monthly distributions with moderate volatility by investing primarily in a portfolio of trust units, equity securities and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests in common equities and real estate investment trusts, generally with large market capitalizations and above average dividend yields; may invest in fixed income securities, primarily consisting of Canadian government and corporate issues of any maturity or credit rating; may invest up to 20% of the fund’s assets in foreign securities; may use general ESG integration in the investment process.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Kevin Hall
  • D. Edward Macklin
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 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.81%
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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