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BMO Balanced ESG ETF

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$35.83
Change
-$0.98 (-2.66%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 16, 2020): 7.64%

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 -0.30% 1.19% 7.67% 2.35% 15.30% 15.25% 8.40% 7.67% 8.55% - - - - -
Benchmark -0.03% 2.87% 8.43% 2.69% 16.11% 14.54% 7.96% 6.28% 7.36% 7.48% 6.74% 7.02% 7.35% 6.79%
Category Average 0.06% 1.31% 5.62% 2.61% 12.30% 10.81% 5.44% 5.22% 6.13% 5.96% 5.33% 5.29% 5.92% 4.70%
Category Rank 1,333 / 1,773 1,282 / 1,773 330 / 1,761 1,275 / 1,773 333 / 1,727 90 / 1,674 128 / 1,598 191 / 1,424 174 / 1,347 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.14% -2.26% 2.72% 1.36% 2.53% 0.47% 2.25% -0.27% 4.35% -1.13% 2.66% -0.30%
Benchmark 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.96% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.25% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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/ 1,416 1,266/ 1,560 39/ 1,674 202/ 1,727

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 31.60
Canadian Government Bonds 25.01
Canadian Equity 15.04
International Equity 13.05
Canadian Corporate Bonds 10.04
Other 5.26

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 39.85
Technology 16.61
Financial Services 12.61
Consumer Goods 5.04
Healthcare 5.02
Other 20.87

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 86.81
Europe 9.06
Asia 3.94
Latin America 0.16
Africa and Middle East 0.01
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BMO MSCI USA Selection Equity Index ETF (ESGY) 33.00
BMO Government Bond Index ETF (ZGB) 25.14
BMO MSCI Canada Selection Equity Idx ETF (ESGA) 15.01
BMO MSCI EAFE Selection Equity Index ETF (ESGE) 11.76
BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF (ESGB) 10.01
BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hgd C$ Index ETF (ESGF) 4.99
CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.09

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Balanced ESG ETF

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.19% 10.30% -
Beta 1.12% 1.19% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.47% 0.62% -
Sortino 0.88% 0.86% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 89.70% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.65% 10.19% 10.30% -
Beta 1.19% 1.12% 1.19% -
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.86% 0.92% 0.89% -
Sharpe 1.57% 0.47% 0.62% -
Sortino 3.89% 0.88% 0.86% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.04% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 94.58% 89.70% - -

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 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) $78

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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