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BMO Balanced ETF Portfolio Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(03-06-2026)
$17.25
Change
-$0.21 (-1.20%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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BMO Balanced ETF Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 12, 2013): 6.38%

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 1.73% 1.61% 8.74% 1.73% 10.65% 13.25% 10.72% 6.55% 6.31% 6.18% 6.83% 5.99% 6.14% 6.33%
Benchmark 1.04% -0.46% 6.37% 1.04% 8.61% 14.04% 12.14% 7.56% 6.69% 7.09% 7.87% 7.18% 7.63% 7.18%
Category Average 1.22% 1.28% 6.38% 1.22% 8.41% 11.45% 9.44% 5.72% 5.98% 5.87% 6.56% 5.55% 5.88% 6.01%
Category Rank 406 / 1,767 625 / 1,756 313 / 1,745 406 / 1,767 463 / 1,713 542 / 1,658 552 / 1,607 669 / 1,534 722 / 1,366 653 / 1,284 635 / 1,228 556 / 1,100 453 / 925 404 / 848
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -0.06% -2.42% -1.30% 2.74% 1.90% 0.97% 1.82% 3.48% 1.57% 0.49% -0.60% 1.73%
Benchmark -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.56% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.02% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 6.38% 6.75% -3.05% 13.26% 7.67% 7.53% -11.52% 10.17% 13.05% 11.96%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 2
Category Rank 254/ 845 506/ 923 535/ 1,069 528/ 1,182 638/ 1,271 1,035/ 1,358 951/ 1,500 691/ 1,607 900/ 1,658 434/ 1,713

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.26% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.52% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 28.05
US Equity 19.52
Canadian Equity 14.51
Foreign Corporate Bonds 9.93
Canadian Government Bonds 7.96
Other 20.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 33.27
Technology 12.42
Exchange Traded Fund 11.72
Financial Services 11.52
Basic Materials 4.51
Other 26.56

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 69.04
Multi-National 9.80
Asia 9.72
Europe 9.02
Latin America 1.31
Other 1.11

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 19.28
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 14.89
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 11.82
BMO Glo Equity Fund Active ETF Series (BGEQ) 9.79
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 9.20
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 8.00
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund ETF (ZCPB) 5.91
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM) 4.29
BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCS) 3.06
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hgd to CAD Index (ZEF) 2.60

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Balanced ETF Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.78% 8.22% 7.81%
Beta 0.99% 0.98% 0.96%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.88% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.98% 0.45% 0.59%
Sortino 1.98% 0.63% 0.65%
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 95.68% 93.22% 91.39%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.93% 6.78% 8.22% 7.81%
Beta 0.88% 0.99% 0.98% 0.96%
Alpha 0.03% -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.87% 0.88% 0.81%
Sharpe 1.32% 0.98% 0.45% 0.59%
Sortino 2.28% 1.98% 0.63% 0.65%
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 96.43% 95.68% 93.22% 91.39%

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 August 12, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $12,808

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO703
BMO70703

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a balanced portfolio by investing primarily in exchange traded funds that invest in fixed income and equity securities. The fund may also invest in other mutual funds or invest directly in fixed income securities and cash or cash equivalents.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: employs a strategic asset allocation strategy; the fund’s asset class weightings will be approximately 40% in fixed income securities and 60% in equity securitiesk; may invest up to 100% of the fund’s assets in securities of underlying funds, with such underlying funds expected to be predominantly or exclusively underlying funds that are managed by us or one of our affiliates or associates.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Steven Shepherd
  • Sadiq S. Adatia, CFA
  • Taylor Evans
Sub-Advisor

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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 1.72%
Management Fee 1.40%
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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