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BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(03-11-2026)
$22.04
Change
-$0.04 (-0.19%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2018): 13.49%

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 -0.08% -1.69% 4.98% 0.50% 9.91% 16.64% 20.45% 14.15% 14.73% 15.69% 14.31% - - -
Benchmark -0.17% -1.69% 6.34% 0.21% 10.54% 18.01% 21.90% 15.70% 15.86% 17.18% 16.18% 15.07% 14.83% 15.59%
Category Average -0.36% -1.13% 4.25% 0.29% 7.43% 12.83% 16.76% 11.26% 11.24% 13.14% 12.13% 11.07% 11.09% 11.92%
Category Rank 556 / 1,402 699 / 1,393 676 / 1,369 589 / 1,396 416 / 1,304 243 / 1,255 362 / 1,183 301 / 1,115 154 / 1,076 253 / 1,014 267 / 948 - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -6.61% -4.41% 6.47% 4.01% 4.23% 1.61% 4.55% 2.39% -0.24% -2.18% 0.58% -0.08%
Benchmark -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.21% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - 21.08% 9.59% 30.28% -12.55% 21.33% 33.35% 10.79%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking - - - 4 3 1 2 3 2 2
Category Rank - - - 703/ 924 677/ 995 78/ 1,060 393/ 1,105 584/ 1,160 465/ 1,246 416/ 1,290

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 97.22
International Equity 2.50
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.18
Cash and Equivalents 0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 37.64
Consumer Services 12.60
Financial Services 12.55
Healthcare 7.42
Telecommunications 6.47
Other 23.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.49
Europe 2.51

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.19
Apple Inc 6.63
Amazon.com Inc 4.32
Microsoft Corp 4.07
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.28
Broadcom Inc 3.02
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.50
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.13
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.09
Costco Wholesale Corp 1.83

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Multi-Factor Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.65% 12.48% -
Beta 0.97% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% -
Sharpe 1.46% 0.94% -
Sortino 2.73% 1.47% -
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 97.34% 94.84% -
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 13.39% 10.65% 12.48% -
Beta 1.03% 0.97% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.99% 0.97% 0.97% -
Sharpe 0.59% 1.46% 0.94% -
Sortino 0.84% 2.73% 1.47% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.16% 0.13% -
Tax Efficiency 97.03% 97.34% 94.84% -

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 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) $355

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

-

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 1.84%
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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