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BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

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U.S. Equity

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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
(10-07-2025) 		$22.57
Change
-$0.05 (-0.23%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

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BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2018): 13.71%

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 1.61% 10.16% 4.70% 6.06% 16.55% 21.70% 19.47% 11.97% 15.24% 15.15% 13.21% - - -
Benchmark 1.28% 9.49% 3.95% 5.81% 18.04% 22.32% 21.43% 13.36% 15.95% 16.55% 14.80% 15.98% 15.44% 15.10%
Category Average 1.23% 8.30% 3.05% 4.51% 12.30% 17.71% 16.60% 8.84% 12.24% 12.48% 10.93% 11.93% 11.63% 11.14%
Category Rank 459 / 1,369 268 / 1,343 354 / 1,309 324 / 1,297 369 / 1,287 336 / 1,226 432 / 1,165 232 / 1,093 160 / 1,036 252 / 976 252 / 891 - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.98% 1.83% 6.07% -0.24% 3.52% -2.14% -6.61% -4.41% 6.47% 4.01% 4.23% 1.61%
Benchmark 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.21% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 21.08% 9.59% 30.28% -12.55% 21.33% 33.35%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 4 3 1 2 3 2
Category Rank - - - - 704/ 915 678/ 989 78/ 1,054 385/ 1,105 589/ 1,168 468/ 1,254

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

33.35% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.55% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 93.84
International Equity 5.45
Cash and Equivalents 0.71

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 39.96
Consumer Services 13.70
Financial Services 12.87
Healthcare 8.11
Consumer Goods 5.26
Other 20.10

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.56
Europe 5.45

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.67
Apple Inc 6.20
Microsoft Corp 5.92
Amazon.com Inc 4.99
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.85
Broadcom Inc 2.88
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 1.97
Costco Wholesale Corp 1.70
Walmart Inc 1.57
Palantir Technologies Inc Cl A 1.54

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return8101214161820222426280%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.99% 12.75% -
Beta 0.93% 0.93% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% -
Sharpe 1.22% 0.98% -
Sortino 2.16% 1.52% -
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 96.37% 94.89% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.03% 11.99% 12.75% -
Beta 1.03% 0.93% 0.93% -
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.99% 0.97% 0.97% -
Sharpe 0.94% 1.22% 0.98% -
Sortino 1.54% 2.16% 1.52% -
Treynor 0.13% 0.16% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 95.12% 96.37% 94.89% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A67.8​67.860.3​60.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A66.6​66.663.7​63.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 May 14, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $326

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO215
BMO70215

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies which are selected based on factors that consider financial ratios and price returns.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: examine the financial statistics of each potential investment by looking at: - value, growth and quality characteristics to identify GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price) investments - stocks with good growth, moderate valuation and good quality financial statements which represent the “best of all worlds”.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • Chris Childs
  • Alan Xiao
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 1.83%
Management Fee 1.60%
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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