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BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund Series A

Multi-Sector Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

RI FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(04-10-2025)
$9.32
Change
$0.02 (0.27%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2018): 2.06%

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 -0.78% 0.25% -0.10% 0.25% 3.88% 5.27% 2.16% 0.53% 2.57% 1.93% - - - -
Benchmark 0.37% 2.82% 4.86% 2.82% 11.12% 7.37% 5.02% 1.86% 0.83% 1.96% 2.34% 2.42% 2.69% 2.94%
Category Average -0.48% 1.23% 0.15% 1.23% 4.56% 4.63% - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 232 / 334 316 / 329 252 / 318 316 / 329 267 / 313 175 / 304 186 / 292 209 / 280 164 / 258 150 / 235 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.12% 0.93% 0.70% 1.53% 0.98% 0.91% -0.78% 0.99% -0.56% 0.37% 0.67% -0.78%
Benchmark -0.78% 0.36% 1.11% 3.56% -0.33% 1.97% 0.33% 0.96% 0.67% 1.41% 1.02% 0.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.03% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.84% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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 3 3 2 3
Category Rank - - - - 38/ 232 149/ 254 177/ 277 192/ 286 83/ 304 220/ 313

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 85.16
Foreign Government Bonds 9.01
Cash and Equivalents 5.84
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 94.16
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.84

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 71.09
North America 25.25
Multi-National 1.70
Asia 1.26
Africa and Middle East 0.70

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BAXEA8382 CDS EUR R V 03MEVENT BAXEA83A7 CDX 1.00% 20-Jun-2030 10.66
BAXEA8Z79 CDS USD R V 03MEVENT BAXEA8Z95 CDX 1.00% 20-Jun-2030 5.86
United Kingdom Government 4.75% 22-Oct-2043 4.04
United Kingdom Government 4.63% 31-Jan-2034 3.84
BAXEA8358 CDS EUR R V 03MEVENT BAXEA8374 CDX 1.00% 20-Jun-2030 3.49
EURO-BOBL FUTURE JUN25 XEUR 20250606 2.26
European Union 2.50% 04-Dec-2031 2.12
United States Treasury 1.13% 15-May-2040 2.12
European Bank for Recon Dvlpmt 04-Oct-2025 1.63
United States Treasury 3.63% 15-Feb-2044 1.46

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Multi-Sector Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.89% 5.25% -
Beta 0.71% 0.50% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.49% 0.34% -
Sharpe -0.26% 0.06% -
Sortino -0.16% -0.08% -
Treynor -0.02% 0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 45.57% 53.15% -
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 3.06% 5.89% 5.25% -
Beta 0.49% 0.71% 0.50% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.38% 0.49% 0.34% -
Sharpe -0.02% -0.26% 0.06% -
Sortino 0.40% -0.16% -0.08% -
Treynor 0.00% -0.02% 0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 73.60% 45.57% 53.15% -

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) $125

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

  • Rebecca Seabrook
  • Keith Patton
  • Abigail Mardlin
  • Aran Bajwa
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

BMO Investments Inc.

State Street Trust Company Canada

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 1.08%
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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