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BMO Ascent Growth Portfolio Series A

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Global Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(12-24-2024) 		$14.58
Change
$0.08 (0.55%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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BMO Ascent Growth Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 18, 2017): 6.85%

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 3.33% 6.05% 10.92% 20.04% 23.37% 13.25% 6.53% 7.76% 7.20% 7.50% 6.22% - - -
Benchmark 3.57% 6.48% 11.92% 21.38% 24.12% 16.67% 7.75% 8.70% 9.16% 9.70% 8.52% 9.33% 8.82% 9.35%
Category Average 3.28% 5.12% 9.51% 17.25% 20.37% 12.66% 5.69% 7.24% 7.10% 7.58% 6.12% 6.72% 6.36% 6.19%
Category Rank 734 / 1,348 496 / 1,335 426 / 1,331 331 / 1,324 309 / 1,320 545 / 1,241 473 / 1,183 464 / 1,073 564 / 1,026 562 / 932 480 / 846 - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.77% 0.81% 3.19% 2.89% -1.89% 3.06% 0.77% 3.34% 0.43% 2.42% 0.21% 3.33%
Benchmark 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38% 0.42% 3.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.60% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.24% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - - -3.67% 12.96% 7.01% 12.25% -11.18% 10.26%
Benchmark 13.13% 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07%
Category Average 7.89% 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 2 4 3 3 2 3
Category Rank - - - - 298/ 850 766/ 944 689/ 1,027 593/ 1,076 558/ 1,190 844/ 1,241

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.96% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.18% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 33.47
International Equity 29.56
Canadian Equity 17.40
Foreign Corporate Bonds 5.14
Canadian Bonds - Funds 4.27
Other 10.16

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 17.80
Technology 16.77
Fixed Income 13.86
Healthcare 5.69
Consumer Goods 5.66
Other 40.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 66.54
Europe 14.07
Asia 9.81
Multi-National 7.61
Latin America 1.02
Other 0.95

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 25.97
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 18.26
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 13.90
The Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC Securities ETR 4.46
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 4.38
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 4.27
BMO Global Infrastructure Fund Series I 3.98
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF (VONG) 3.98
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM) 3.52
BMO CARLYLE PRIVATE EQUITY STR MUTUAL FUND 3.29

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

BMO Ascent Growth Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.82% 11.42% -
Beta 0.99% 1.07% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.93% -
Sharpe 0.31% 0.47% -
Sortino 0.54% 0.58% -
Treynor 0.03% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 92.61% 93.78% -
Volatility 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 5.80% 10.82% 11.42% -
Beta 0.95% 0.99% 1.07% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.87% 0.94% 0.93% -
Sharpe 2.90% 0.31% 0.47% -
Sortino 8.56% 0.54% 0.58% -
Treynor 0.18% 0.03% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 97.52% 92.61% 93.78% -

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 September 18, 2017
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $787

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO275
BMO70275

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide long-term growth by investing primarily, directly or indirectly, in global equities and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: employs a proprietary model based on fundamental analysis to identify and select investments that may demonstrate superior earnings growth and positive price momentum; employs a strategic asset allocation strategy and may dynamically shift the fund’s exposure across asset classes and markets.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Robert Armstrong 04-23-2024
Steve Xu 05-24-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor BMO Asset Management Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar BMO Investments Inc.
Distributor BMO Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 1.58%
Management Fee 1.40%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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