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BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$15.15
Change
$0.02 (0.12%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 12, 2013): 5.83%

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 1.63% 4.93% 3.82% 7.21% 11.26% 12.81% 10.87% 4.28% 5.81% 5.68% 4.93% 5.26% 5.10% 5.05%
Benchmark 1.44% 5.54% 3.60% 6.39% 12.33% 13.68% 12.72% 5.43% 6.67% 7.15% 6.92% 7.30% 6.99% 7.04%
Category Average 1.38% 4.13% 3.26% 5.96% 9.06% 11.17% 9.42% 4.01% 5.93% 5.80% 5.45% 5.52% 5.41% 5.35%
Category Rank 551 / 1,753 475 / 1,751 580 / 1,705 431 / 1,703 463 / 1,687 461 / 1,625 498 / 1,568 782 / 1,432 776 / 1,295 784 / 1,244 796 / 1,131 658 / 1,006 553 / 904 523 / 820
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.99% 0.05% 2.90% -1.17% 3.42% -0.16% -2.67% -1.06% 2.76% 2.28% 0.94% 1.63%
Benchmark 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.68% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.75% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.96% 3.13% 8.29% -4.94% 11.81% 6.10% 8.29% -13.39% 10.11% 14.72%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 2 2
Category Rank 298/ 739 635/ 846 261/ 922 880/ 1,061 817/ 1,172 822/ 1,259 825/ 1,345 1,237/ 1,487 690/ 1,595 505/ 1,648

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.72% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.39% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 39.34
Canadian Equity 17.55
Canadian Bonds - Funds 16.71
Foreign Corporate Bonds 12.08
US Equity 3.99
Other 10.33

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Mutual Fund 50.50
Fixed Income 34.90
Technology 2.68
Financial Services 2.55
Exchange Traded Fund 1.44
Other 7.93

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 54.22
Multi-National 34.20
Europe 5.51
Asia 3.98
Latin America 1.18
Other 0.91

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Global Equity Fund Series I 31.57
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 16.71
BMO Canadian Equity Fund Series I 13.06
BMO Crossover Bond Fund Series I 4.58
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 4.29
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Fund Advisor Ser 3.19
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 2.98
BMO U.S. Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 2.59
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 2.42
BMO High Yield US Corp Bd Hdg to CAD Ind ETF (ZHY) 2.08

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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BMO SelectTrust Balanced Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.20% 8.69% 8.11%
Beta 1.05% 1.03% 0.99%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.90% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.82% 0.40% 0.43%
Sortino 1.64% 0.52% 0.40%
Treynor 0.06% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 91.95% 88.75% 84.99%
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 6.62% 8.20% 8.69% 8.11%
Beta 1.01% 1.05% 1.03% 0.99%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.91% 0.90% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.19% 0.82% 0.40% 0.43%
Sortino 2.24% 1.64% 0.52% 0.40%
Treynor 0.08% 0.06% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 86.96% 91.95% 88.75% 84.99%

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) $4,226

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO474
BMO70474

Investment Objectives

This fund's objective is to generate a balance of income and capital appreciation 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 40% in fixed income securities and 60% 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
  • Taylor Evans
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 2.40%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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