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BMO Ascent Conservative Portfolio Series A

Global Fixed Inc Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$12.04
Change
-$0.05 (-0.38%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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BMO Ascent Conservative Portfolio Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 18, 2017): 4.13%

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 0.51% 4.66% 8.17% 10.48% 9.12% 12.01% 8.59% 4.10% 3.97% 4.12% 4.56% 3.78% - -
Benchmark -0.23% 3.59% 7.18% 7.98% 8.19% 10.70% 8.47% 3.24% 2.67% 3.52% 4.40% 3.94% 4.17% 4.20%
Category Average 0.42% 3.37% 6.11% 8.01% 6.86% 9.84% 7.40% 3.33% 3.52% 3.90% 4.55% 3.70% 3.99% 3.94%
Category Rank 314 / 991 80 / 988 137 / 987 84 / 978 138 / 978 143 / 949 220 / 898 313 / 855 328 / 808 328 / 756 340 / 689 273 / 586 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.23% 2.36% 0.72% -1.26% -1.30% 1.65% 1.38% 0.54% 1.39% 2.91% 1.18% 0.51%
Benchmark 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67% 0.54% 1.79% 0.55% 1.09% 2.79% 1.00% -0.23%

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 - - - 246/ 594 618/ 701 390/ 757 424/ 809 635/ 855 577/ 898 280/ 950

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.13% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 17.38
International Equity 14.88
Foreign Corporate Bonds 13.96
Canadian Government Bonds 11.99
Canadian Bonds - Funds 10.32
Other 31.47

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 48.01
Financial Services 11.75
Technology 9.89
Exchange Traded Fund 4.32
Mutual Fund 3.08
Other 22.95

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.71
Multi-National 8.70
Europe 7.93
Asia 6.46
Latin America 1.96
Other 1.24

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 16.46
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund Series I 10.32
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 8.94
BMO Mid-Term U.S. IG Corp Bond Hedged to CAD (ZMU) 8.86
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 8.30
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 6.50
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Fund Advisor Ser 4.29
ALPHA MANAGERS HEDGE FUND SERI MUTUAL FUND 3.08
BMO Global Infrastructure Fund Series I 2.72
BMO High Yield US Corp Bd Hdg to CAD Ind ETF (ZHY) 2.68

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 6.51% 7.16% -
Beta 1.06% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.74% 0.71% -
Sharpe 0.70% 0.20% -
Sortino 1.45% 0.23% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 92.47% 83.67% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.83% 6.51% 7.16% -
Beta 1.02% 1.06% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.78% 0.74% 0.71% -
Sharpe 1.28% 0.70% 0.20% -
Sortino 2.24% 1.45% 0.23% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.04% 0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 93.74% 92.47% 83.67% -

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) $557

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Matthew Cardillo
  • Sadiq Adatia
  • Steven Shepherd
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 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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