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BMO SelectTrust Growth Portfolio Series A

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Global Equity Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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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
(05-02-2025) 		$16.08
Change
$0.16 (0.98%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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BMO SelectTrust Growth Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 12, 2013): 7.20%

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 -3.41% -0.10% 2.65% -0.10% 10.02% 12.52% 6.92% 6.32% 10.30% 6.69% 6.03% 6.02% 6.44% 5.53%
Benchmark -3.00% -0.32% 3.84% -0.32% 12.46% 14.72% 9.68% 7.79% 11.08% 8.80% 8.33% 8.49% 9.08% 8.19%
Category Average -2.62% 0.00% 1.97% 0.00% 8.87% 11.03% 6.40% 5.71% 9.87% 6.69% 6.12% 5.97% 6.49% 5.47%
Category Rank 1,030 / 1,329 741 / 1,328 629 / 1,315 741 / 1,328 579 / 1,305 407 / 1,226 573 / 1,209 481 / 1,087 469 / 1,029 573 / 998 544 / 875 437 / 778 435 / 723 363 / 599
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.15% 3.39% 0.83% 2.72% 0.04% 2.24% 0.55% 3.63% -1.39% 4.27% -0.80% -3.41%
Benchmark -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57% 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.19% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.85% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 8.94% 3.62% 10.19% -6.04% 15.08% 6.02% 13.31% -13.33% 11.57% 19.44%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1
Category Rank 188/ 592 457/ 682 330/ 776 601/ 849 540/ 941 763/ 1,026 441/ 1,075 814/ 1,172 565/ 1,221 269/ 1,304

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.44% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.33% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 47.63
Canadian Equity 22.69
US Equity 9.10
Canadian Bonds - Funds 6.26
Foreign Corporate Bonds 6.10
Other 8.22

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 57.07
Fixed Income 16.02
Technology 5.86
Financial Services 4.09
Exchange Traded Fund 3.07
Other 13.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 50.62
Multi-National 34.97
Europe 7.25
Asia 5.66
Latin America 0.82
Other 0.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Global Equity Fund Series I 33.58
BMO Canadian Equity Fund Series I 17.07
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 6.26
BMO International Equity Fund Advisor Series 4.57
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 4.51
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 3.93
BMO Global Innovators Fund Advisor Series 3.81
BMO Growth Opportunities Fund Series I 3.40
BMO GOLD BULLION ETF ETP 3.05
BMO U.S. Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 2.23

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)

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BMO SelectTrust Growth Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.35% 10.66% 9.99%
Beta 1.07% 1.07% 1.04%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.31% 0.75% 0.42%
Sortino 0.58% 1.15% 0.41%
Treynor 0.03% 0.08% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 83.48% 91.76% 85.77%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.55% 11.35% 10.66% 9.99%
Beta 1.13% 1.07% 1.07% 1.04%
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.96% 0.95% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.31% 0.75% 0.42%
Sortino 1.44% 0.58% 1.15% 0.41%
Treynor 0.05% 0.03% 0.08% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 86.34% 83.48% 91.76% 85.77%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 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) $2,068

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO484
BMO70484

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to generate long-term growth of capital and income by investing primarily in securities of Canadian and foreign funds within the BMO Mutual Funds family of mutual funds.

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 20% in fixed income securities and 80% in equity securities; 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
  • Marchello Holditch
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 2.50%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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