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BMO Balanced ETF

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(05-29-2025)
$40.83
Change
$0.07 (0.17%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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BMO Balanced ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 15, 2019): 7.09%

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 -1.85% -3.93% 1.27% -1.19% 11.01% 9.89% 8.25% 5.54% 7.52% 6.52% - - - -
Benchmark -2.19% -4.23% 1.37% -1.63% 11.00% 10.11% 8.82% 5.03% 6.22% 5.84% 6.18% 5.77% 6.97% 6.59%
Category Average -1.53% -3.30% 0.71% -0.84% 8.59% 7.60% 5.79% 3.60% 6.15% 4.75% 4.87% 4.51% 5.24% 4.46%
Category Rank 1,065 / 1,766 1,139 / 1,765 636 / 1,759 1,056 / 1,765 214 / 1,725 255 / 1,663 179 / 1,622 258 / 1,441 310 / 1,343 207 / 1,295 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.74% 1.15% 3.08% 0.40% 2.21% -0.28% 3.50% -0.98% 2.85% 0.11% -2.23% -1.85%
Benchmark 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.03% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.55% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - 10.25% 10.32% -10.95% 12.48% 15.89%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 1 2 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - 306/ 1,327 512/ 1,413 876/ 1,555 154/ 1,662 301/ 1,715

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.89% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 28.03
Canadian Government Bonds 21.59
International Equity 15.62
Canadian Equity 14.93
Canadian Corporate Bonds 6.74
Other 13.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 40.69
Technology 13.80
Financial Services 12.68
Consumer Services 4.90
Healthcare 4.32
Other 23.61

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 83.95
Europe 7.80
Asia 7.10
Latin America 0.68
Africa and Middle East 0.59
Other -0.12

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF (ZAG) 28.52
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 26.63
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 15.27
BMO US Aggregate Bond Index ETF (Hdg) (ZUAG.F) 12.40
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF (ZEA) 10.33
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM) 4.65
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (ZMID) 1.49
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (ZSML) 0.66
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.04

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: H.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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BMO Balanced ETF

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.48% 8.78% -
Beta 1.10% 1.05% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.91% -
Sharpe 0.47% 0.60% -
Sortino 0.93% 0.84% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 87.91% 86.44% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 6.90% 9.48% 8.78% -
Beta 1.03% 1.10% 1.05% -
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.94% 0.91% -
Sharpe 1.01% 0.47% 0.60% -
Sortino 2.19% 0.93% 0.84% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 91.34% 87.91% 86.44% -

Fund Details

Start Date February 15, 2019
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $311

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Seeks to provide a balance of income and potential for long-term capital appreciation, primarily by investing in ETFs that provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global equity and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

BMO Balanced ETF will employ a strategic asset allocation strategy and is expected to primarily invest in other BMO ETFs. The BMO ETF’s asset class weightings will be approximately 60% in equity securities and 40% in fixed income securities. As an alternative to or in conjunction with investing directly in ETFs, exposure may be obtained by investing directly in equity and fixed income securities, in mutual funds and/or in derivative instruments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Sadiq S. Adatia, CFA
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.20%
Management Fee 0.18%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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