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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(01-26-2026)
$18.22
Change
$0.22 (1.20%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 03, 1994): 2.61%

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 0.09% -5.50% 3.31% 11.57% 11.57% 11.14% 7.53% -0.23% -0.34% 1.33% 2.00% 0.92% 3.39% 3.22%
Benchmark -0.34% 0.10% 12.30% 18.65% 18.65% 20.14% 15.60% 7.86% 6.26% 7.11% 8.27% 6.37% 8.43% 8.38%
Category Average 1.24% 3.48% 15.42% 28.25% 28.25% 20.10% 16.16% 6.70% 4.62% 6.66% 7.83% 5.14% 7.55% 7.44%
Category Rank 281 / 330 327 / 327 316 / 327 310 / 323 310 / 323 291 / 303 280 / 290 260 / 271 232 / 252 238 / 249 225 / 229 181 / 188 169 / 175 139 / 145
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 4.17% -0.15% -1.81% -2.35% 5.25% 2.89% 0.57% 5.57% 2.97% -0.81% -4.81% 0.09%
Benchmark 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.03% (November 1999)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-30.36% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 1.69% 25.43% -6.31% 6.10% 10.13% -0.78% -20.31% 0.67% 10.70% 11.57%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 109/ 145 137/ 175 33/ 188 223/ 229 203/ 249 80/ 252 222/ 271 270/ 290 256/ 303 310/ 323

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.43% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.31% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 96.62
Cash and Equivalents 3.39

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 46.58
Consumer Services 20.09
Industrial Goods 9.93
Financial Services 9.00
Healthcare 5.03
Other 9.37

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 68.60
Latin America 16.61
Europe 11.74
North America 3.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 10.19
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.90
Accton Technology Corp 5.21
Prosus NV 5.03
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd - Comn Cl A 4.21
Raia Drogasil SA 3.41
Tencent Music Entertainment Group - ADR Cl A 3.08
CAD Currency 3.06
HDFC Bank Ltd 3.02
Indian Hotels Co Ltd 2.91

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)

BMO Emerging Markets Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.09% 14.06% 14.00%
Beta 1.04% 1.02% 0.95%
Alpha -0.08% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.76% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.32% -0.15% 0.16%
Sortino 0.72% -0.27% 0.12%
Treynor 0.04% -0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 99.83% - 82.18%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.20% 13.09% 14.06% 14.00%
Beta 0.75% 1.04% 1.02% 0.95%
Alpha -0.02% -0.08% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.43% 0.68% 0.76% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.32% -0.15% 0.16%
Sortino 1.39% 0.72% -0.27% 0.12%
Treynor 0.12% 0.04% -0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 99.67% 99.83% - 82.18%

Fund Details

Start Date October 03, 1994
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $222

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BMO70718
BMO718

Investment Objectives

This fund’s objective is to increase the value of your investment over the long term by investing in companies located in countries undergoing rapid industrialization. As part of this fund’s investment objective, it invests primarily in equities of companies in emerging countries like Brazil, Chile, Greece, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. It may also invest in fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

These are the strategies the portfolio manager uses to try to achieve the fund’s objective: performs fundamental analysis to focus on companies with strong growth prospects, solid management and a sustainable dividend yield that is anticipated to be a significant contributor to long-term total returns; primarily invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, as well as in equity securities of companies that benefit from exposure to such markets.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Polen Capital UK LLP

  • Damian Bird
  • Dafydd Lewis
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

BMO Investments Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Bank of Montreal Investment Services

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 2.21%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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