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BMO Global Dividend Opportunities Fund Series A

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$10.72
Change
-$0.54 (-4.83%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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BMO Global Dividend Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 27, 2000): 3.39%

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 1.48% 5.53% 12.51% 6.01% 27.55% 25.21% 16.33% 15.67% 13.65% 12.87% 10.87% 10.22% 10.13% 8.47%
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average 0.91% 3.71% 7.91% 5.59% - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 66 / 254 62 / 253 5 / 248 143 / 253 8 / 248 5 / 232 3 / 216 5 / 213 42 / 206 16 / 199 40 / 187 45 / 176 67 / 158 69 / 145
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 4.39% -0.46% 3.26% 0.44% 4.62% 0.54% 1.79% 1.85% 2.83% -0.45% 4.46% 1.48%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.66% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.97% (January 2009)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 14.39% -2.78% 9.49% -4.59% 16.85% 4.47% 24.41% -10.61% 15.23% 29.91%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 4 1 1
Category Rank 72/ 143 144/ 156 115/ 176 110/ 187 133/ 199 77/ 203 49/ 213 181/ 215 49/ 224 7/ 244

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.91% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.61% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 60.44
International Equity 34.66
Income Trust Units 2.21
Canadian Equity 1.54
Cash and Equivalents 1.14
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 21.78
Technology 19.07
Consumer Services 11.86
Healthcare 11.19
Energy 7.23
Other 28.87

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 64.21
Europe 27.16
Latin America 4.59
Asia 3.33
Africa and Middle East 0.04
Other 0.67

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 4.36
Apple Inc 3.40
Amazon.com Inc 2.68
Union Pacific Corp 2.57
Prudential PLC 2.56
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 2.50
Shell PLC - ADR 2.40
Snam SpA 2.34
UnitedHealth Group Inc 2.18
Microsoft Corp 2.09

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Global Dividend Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.70% 11.72% 10.99%
Beta 0.79% 0.81% 0.82%
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.79% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.12% 0.95% 0.65%
Sortino 2.11% 1.42% 0.78%
Treynor 0.15% 0.14% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 70.08% 79.67% 79.25%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 6.42% 10.70% 11.72% 10.99%
Beta 0.69% 0.79% 0.81% 0.82%
Alpha 0.11% 0.05% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.82% 0.79% 0.76%
Sharpe 3.22% 1.12% 0.95% 0.65%
Sortino 21.91% 2.11% 1.42% 0.78%
Treynor 0.30% 0.15% 0.14% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 81.53% 70.08% 79.67% 79.25%

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 November 27, 2000
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
BMO692
BMO70334

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing primarily in equity securities of companies from around the world that pay dividends or that are expected to pay dividends.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: • invests primarily in global companies that pay dividends or are expected to pay dividends • employs fundamental analysis to identify and select equity securities that trade below their intrinsic value and demonstrate superior earnings growth and dividend growth • reviews company operations, the quality of management and research and development practices to assess the company’s potential for growth

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

BMO Asset Management Inc.

  • Massimo Bonansinga
  • Goshen Benzaquen
  • Jeff Elliott
  • John Hadwen
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 No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.91%
Management Fee 1.55%
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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