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BMO Growth and Income Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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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
(10-09-2025)
$7.90
Change
-$0.04 (-0.47%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 1997Jan 1999Jan 2001Jan 2003Jan 2005Jan 2007Jan 2009Jan 2011Jan 2013Jan 2015Jan 2017Jan 2019Jan 2021Jan 2023Jan 2025Oct 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Jul 2025Jan 2000Jan 2004Jan 2008Jan 2012Jan 2016Jan 2020Jan 2024$10,000$110,000-$15,000$35,000$60,000$85,000$135,000$12,500$15,000$17,500$20,000Period

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BMO Growth and Income Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 21, 1996): 8.73%

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 4.30% 10.12% 20.01% 21.90% 26.48% 27.84% 22.07% 15.17% 18.14% 12.08% 10.89% 9.91% 9.49% 9.48%
Benchmark 5.40% 12.50% 22.09% 23.93% 28.60% 27.66% 21.31% 14.00% 16.68% 13.71% 12.74% 11.86% 11.56% 11.82%
Category Average 3.32% 7.24% 13.68% 15.58% 16.67% 19.80% 14.47% 10.19% 13.66% 9.88% 9.32% 8.68% 8.62% 9.03%
Category Rank 57 / 457 34 / 455 10 / 449 21 / 448 6 / 445 7 / 434 6 / 426 8 / 411 14 / 388 64 / 384 84 / 368 113 / 349 122 / 325 139 / 269
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.18% 5.25% -2.57% 0.25% 1.27% 0.06% 0.14% 5.41% 3.24% 1.57% 3.95% 4.30%
Benchmark 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.95% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-21.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -14.87% 18.16% 5.50% -8.91% 16.69% -5.84% 23.64% -3.51% 14.80% 23.19%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 1
Category Rank 250/ 259 135/ 295 242/ 326 259/ 351 285/ 371 338/ 385 333/ 392 241/ 414 6/ 426 6/ 435

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.64% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.87% (2015)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 91.91
Income Trust Units 5.84
Cash and Equivalents 2.25

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.24
Basic Materials 14.76
Energy 12.53
Industrial Goods 8.34
Utilities 7.40
Other 29.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.26
Latin America 0.74

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 7.06
Open Text Corp 5.05
Capital Power Corp 4.06
Finning International Inc 3.94
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.94
Royal Bank of Canada 3.77
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.63
Maple Leaf Foods Inc 3.43
CCL Industries Inc Cl B 3.38
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.30

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return910111213145%10%15%20%25%

BMO Growth and Income Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.84% 12.52% 13.32%
Beta 0.85% 0.92% 0.99%
Alpha 0.04% 0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.89% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.54% 1.19% 0.62%
Sortino 3.60% 2.24% 0.75%
Treynor 0.20% 0.16% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 89.60% 87.86% 70.44%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.45% 10.84% 12.52% 13.32%
Beta 0.71% 0.85% 0.92% 0.99%
Alpha 0.06% 0.04% 0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.91% 0.89% 0.90%
Sharpe 2.50% 1.54% 1.19% 0.62%
Sortino 7.44% 3.60% 2.24% 0.75%
Treynor 0.30% 0.20% 0.16% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 88.35% 89.60% 87.86% 70.44%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A40.440.469.569.50%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A45.645.669.069.00%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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: A48.348.357.757.70%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 October 21, 1996
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $141

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO22193
BMO22593
BMO22910

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to generate a high level of monthly distributions with moderate volatility by investing primarily in a portfolio of trust units, equity securities and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests in common equities and real estate investment trusts, generally with large market capitalizations; may invest in fixed income securities, primarily consisting of Canadian government and corporate issues of any maturity or credit rating; may invest up to 20% of the fund’s assets in foreign securities; may use general ESG integration in the investment process.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Guardian Capital LP

  • Kevin Hall
  • Sam Baldwin
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

BMO Investments Inc.

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 1.72%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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