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BMO Ascent Conservative Portfolio Series A

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(02-11-2025)
$11.38
Change
-$0.02 (-0.13%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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BMO Ascent Conservative Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 18, 2017): 3.52%

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 2.36% 3.36% 5.39% 2.36% 12.87% 7.90% 3.19% 2.88% 3.08% 3.78% 3.38% - - -
Benchmark 1.92% 3.97% 5.83% 1.92% 13.29% 8.77% 3.38% 1.93% 2.69% 3.86% 3.97% 4.14% 3.50% 3.91%
Category Average 1.78% 2.83% 4.42% 1.78% 10.45% 7.10% 2.76% 2.65% 3.12% 4.02% 3.36% 3.62% 3.87% 3.20%
Category Rank 95 / 985 365 / 985 271 / 971 95 / 985 170 / 965 350 / 913 440 / 894 426 / 821 383 / 769 420 / 730 328 / 631 - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 1.26% 1.82% -1.92% 2.27% 0.77% 2.78% 0.66% 1.95% -0.64% 2.23% -1.23% 2.36%
Benchmark 1.41% 1.04% -1.39% 0.79% 1.45% 3.61% -0.15% 2.06% -0.11% 1.82% 0.19% 1.92%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.77% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.02% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - -1.58% 7.80% 6.62% 4.33% -11.98% 7.39% 10.13%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking - - - 2 4 3 3 3 3 2
Category Rank - - - 236/ 605 625/ 710 386/ 769 424/ 821 636/ 872 580/ 913 270/ 965

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.13% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 17.90
US Equity 17.57
International Equity 15.26
Canadian Government Bonds 13.55
Canadian Bonds - Funds 12.32
Other 23.40

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 55.68
Financial Services 9.71
Technology 8.25
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.66
Healthcare 2.92
Other 19.78

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.10
Europe 8.14
Multi-National 5.39
Asia 5.08
Latin America 1.80
Other 1.49

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 16.75
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 14.01
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 12.80
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 12.32
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 9.46
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 4.63
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Fund Advisor Ser 4.39
The Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC Securities ETR 3.24
BMO High Yield US Corp Bond Hdg to C$Idx ETF (ZHY) 3.16
BMO Global Infrastructure Fund Series I 2.76

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 Ascent Conservative Portfolio Series A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.43% 8.49% -
Beta 1.03% 0.95% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.79% 0.52% -
Sharpe -0.03% 0.12% -
Sortino 0.08% 0.06% -
Treynor 0.00% 0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 80.86% 79.29% -
Volatility 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 5.34% 8.43% 8.49% -
Beta 1.00% 1.03% 0.95% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.71% 0.79% 0.52% -
Sharpe 1.51% -0.03% 0.12% -
Sortino 3.35% 0.08% 0.06% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.00% 0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 94.49% 80.86% 79.29% -

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 Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $476

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO273
BMO70273

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to preserve the value of your investment and provide moderate potential for 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 1.59%
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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