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BMO Global Monthly Income Fund Series A

Global Equity Balanced

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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
(05-21-2026)
$5.01
Change
$0.05 (0.94%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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BMO Global Monthly Income Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 12, 2004): 4.09%

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 5.16% 3.09% 5.71% 5.44% 18.90% 14.46% 12.19% 9.40% 8.21% 8.81% 6.79% 6.87% 5.93% 6.57%
Benchmark 5.33% 3.04% 3.22% 4.60% 21.82% 16.54% 15.48% 13.35% 9.63% 11.18% 9.71% 9.60% 9.08% 10.21%
Category Average 4.57% 2.54% 3.94% 3.92% 18.38% 13.53% 12.19% 10.02% 7.30% 9.61% 7.61% 7.29% 6.78% 7.43%
Category Rank 345 / 1,295 588 / 1,294 379 / 1,278 347 / 1,290 730 / 1,266 598 / 1,221 683 / 1,149 801 / 1,126 441 / 1,004 670 / 947 692 / 922 579 / 804 555 / 715 549 / 674
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.98% 1.94% 1.28% 1.74% 3.06% 0.89% 0.69% -0.42% 2.28% 2.58% -4.43% 5.16%
Benchmark 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22% -1.10% 1.51% 2.14% -4.22% 5.33%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.08% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.46% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 2.35% 7.14% -4.25% 13.31% 0.40% 16.27% -11.99% 9.32% 14.82% 12.88%
Benchmark 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57% 13.15%
Category Average 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99% 11.72%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 4 4 1 3 4 3 2
Category Rank 481/ 627 608/ 706 346/ 776 669/ 859 907/ 944 117/ 992 637/ 1,089 903/ 1,137 896/ 1,218 578/ 1,245

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.27% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.99% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 35.09
International Equity 30.10
Canadian Equity 18.40
Foreign Corporate Bonds 5.59
Canadian Bonds - Funds 3.83
Other 6.99

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.72
Financial Services 19.06
Fixed Income 13.08
Energy 7.24
Consumer Services 5.71
Other 33.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 64.78
Europe 18.37
Asia 13.55
Latin America 1.73
Africa and Middle East 0.59
Other 0.98

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Global Dividend Opportunities Fund Series I 32.85
BMO Dividend Fund Series I 11.04
BMO Global Innovators Fund Advisor Series 9.15
BMO World Bond Fund Series I 7.27
BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF (ZWC) 7.00
BMO International Dividend ETF (ZDI) 6.39
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM) 6.12
BMO Covered Call Technology ETF (ZWT) 5.44
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 3.83
BMO US Dividend ETF (ZDY) 2.42

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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

BMO Global Monthly Income Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.98% 9.42% 8.85%
Beta 0.87 0.89 0.88
Alpha -0.01 0.00 -0.02
Rsquared 0.84% 0.86% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.03 0.58 0.55
Sortino 1.91 0.86 0.61
Treynor 0.09 0.06 0.06
Tax Efficiency 84.84% 77.73% 72.02%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 8.09% 7.98% 9.42% 8.85%
Beta 0.87 0.87 0.89 0.88
Alpha 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.02
Rsquared 0.91% 0.84% 0.86% 0.82%
Sharpe 1.90 1.03 0.58 0.55
Sortino 3.12 1.91 0.86 0.61
Treynor 0.18 0.09 0.06 0.06
Tax Efficiency 90.46% 84.84% 77.73% 72.02%

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 October 12, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $64

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70728
BMO728

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a fixed monthly distribution by investing primarily, directly or indirectly, in foreign equities and foreign fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: 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.

  • Ariel Liang
  • Sachal Mahajan
  • Matthew Cardillo
  • Paul Borean
  • Yadwinder Garg
  • Zoe Li
  • Gordon Rumble
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

BMO Investments Inc.

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 2.48%
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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