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BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

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FundGrade C

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RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(02-19-2025)
$9.48
Change
-$0.01 (-0.10%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

Period

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BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2018): 2.13%

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 0.37% 0.80% 1.92% 0.37% 4.36% 5.13% 1.16% 0.42% 1.03% 2.38% - - - -
Benchmark 1.41% 3.07% 5.10% 1.41% 10.79% 7.20% 2.33% 0.30% 0.89% 2.26% 2.77% 2.64% 2.11% 2.68%
Category Average 0.74% 0.90% 1.96% 0.74% 4.67% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 332 / 339 252 / 339 221 / 326 332 / 339 226 / 322 123 / 312 148 / 305 151 / 291 152 / 270 112 / 253 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -0.42% 0.77% -1.12% 0.93% 0.70% 1.53% 0.98% 0.91% -0.78% 0.99% -0.56% 0.37%
Benchmark 0.43% 0.67% -0.78% 0.36% 1.11% 3.56% -0.33% 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67% 1.41%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.03% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.84% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 10.62% 4.62% -0.11% -10.07% 8.05% 4.29%
Benchmark 16.14% 1.29% 1.23% 6.50% 4.01% 7.35% -4.31% -10.27% 5.25% 9.76%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - 3.89%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 1 3 2 3 1 3
Category Rank - - - - 39/ 253 169/ 269 141/ 290 173/ 305 68/ 312 177/ 322

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

10.62% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.07% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 82.56
Foreign Government Bonds 9.50
Cash and Equivalents 7.95
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 92.06
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.94

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 64.34
North America 29.85
Africa and Middle East 2.48
Multi-National 1.66
Asia 1.19
Other 0.48

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
CDS058802 CDS EUR R V 03MEVENT PROT_CDS058802_1 ITRAXX 1.00% 20-Dec-2027 6.47
United Kingdom Government 4.75% 22-Oct-2043 3.95
CDS059758 CDS USD R V 03MEVENT PROT_CDS059758_1 CDX 1.00% 20-Dec-2027 3.62
CIBC CAD DEPOSITS CAD 1.00% 30-Apr-2040 2.95
United States Treasury 1.13% 15-May-2040 2.91
United States Treasury 4.50% 15-Nov-2033 2.08
European Bank for Recon Dvlpmt 04-Oct-2025 1.75
South Africa Government 8.75% 31-Jan-2044 1.75
BAXDNC6E5 CDS USD R V 03MEVENT BAXDNC6G0 CDX 1.00% 20-Dec-2029 1.52
United States Treasury 3.63% 15-Feb-2044 1.41

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation). Data ranges from 3.8655 to 12.5424.
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BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.04% 6.12% -
Beta 0.65% 0.49% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.49% 0.24% -
Sharpe -0.40% -0.19% -
Sortino -0.36% -0.36% -
Treynor -0.04% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.96% 6.04% 6.12% -
Beta 0.46% 0.65% 0.49% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.37% 0.49% 0.24% -
Sharpe 0.03% -0.40% -0.19% -
Sortino 0.65% -0.36% -0.36% -
Treynor 0.00% -0.04% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 76.44% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date May 14, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $123

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO162
BMO70162

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to provide a high level of interest income along with the opportunity for growth by investing primarily in a portfolio of global fixed income securities using a responsible investment approach.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: invests primarily in a diversified pool of fixed income securities, such as bonds and debentures issues by government and corporations or obtains exposure to such securities; seeks the best potential investments for the portfolio by analyzing the credit ratings of various issuers and using quantitative and other research.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Keith Patton 05-30-2023
Rebecca Seabrook 05-30-2023
Aran Bajwa 05-24-2024
Abigail Mardlin 05-24-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager BMO Investments Inc.
Advisor Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar BMO Investments Inc.
Distributor BMO Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 1.08%
Management Fee 1.00%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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