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BMO Balanced ESG ETF

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(08-12-2025)
$40.18
Change
$0.18 (0.44%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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BMO Balanced ESG ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 16, 2020): 7.57%

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 1.46% 7.42% 2.46% 5.19% 11.17% 13.59% 11.64% 6.36% 7.98% - - - - -
Benchmark 1.48% 6.62% 2.10% 4.88% 10.66% 13.20% 11.58% 5.69% 6.45% 7.05% 6.81% 7.24% 6.89% 6.68%
Category Average 0.83% 5.39% 1.91% 4.51% 8.17% 10.08% 8.17% 4.05% 5.88% 5.59% 5.32% 5.40% 5.31% 4.86%
Category Rank 270 / 1,788 202 / 1,784 534 / 1,738 583 / 1,738 199 / 1,722 152 / 1,656 123 / 1,598 207 / 1,454 202 / 1,329 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.47% 2.25% -0.27% 4.35% -1.13% 2.66% -0.30% -2.87% -1.50% 3.78% 2.02% 1.46%
Benchmark -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.96% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.25% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 12.81% -13.29% 15.13% 16.57%
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 4 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 220/ 1,380 1,246/ 1,522 41/ 1,630 202/ 1,683

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.57% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.29% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 33.39
Canadian Government Bonds 23.65
Canadian Equity 15.15
International Equity 12.78
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.72
Other 5.31

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 38.20
Technology 19.31
Financial Services 12.67
Consumer Goods 4.54
Healthcare 4.48
Other 20.80

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.07
Europe 8.94
Asia 3.79
Latin America 0.17
Africa and Middle East 0.01
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO MSCI USA Selection Equity Index ETF (ESGY) 34.80
BMO Government Bond Index ETF (ZGB) 23.84
BMO MSCI Canada Selection Equity Idx ETF (ESGA) 15.13
BMO MSCI EAFE Selection Equity Index ETF (ESGE) 11.49
BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF (ESGB) 9.61
BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hgd C$ Index ETF (ESGF) 4.87
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.25

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)

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BMO Balanced ESG ETF

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.04% 9.48% -
Beta 1.13% 1.12% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.82% 0.59% -
Sortino 1.67% 0.86% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 92.40% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 7.66% 9.04% 9.48% -
Beta 1.15% 1.13% 1.12% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.87% 0.91% 0.89% -
Sharpe 1.01% 0.82% 0.59% -
Sortino 2.02% 1.67% 0.86% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.07% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 92.97% 92.40% - -

Fund Details

Start Date January 16, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

BMO Balanced ESG 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 with ESG ratings higher than their peers.

Investment Strategy

BMO Balanced ESG 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. The Underlying Funds will be selected based on ESG ratings assigned by MSCI ESG Research LLC (“MSCI ESG”).

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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