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BMO Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Small/Mid Cap Equity

As Of: Oct 31, 2023

Fund Objective

This fund’s objective is to provide above-average growth in the value of your investment over the long term by investing in small and mid-sized Canadian companies. The fundamental investment objectives may only be changed with the approval of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of unitholders called for that purpose.

Asset Allocation

Asset Percent
Canadian Equity 91.49%
Income Trust Units 3.96%
Cash and Equivalents 2.22%
International Equity 1.72%
US Equity 0.61%

Sector Allocation

Sector Percent
Basic Materials 16.44%
Financial Services 13.13%
Real Estate 12.39%
Consumer Services 12.26%
Energy 11.97%
Other 33.81%

Geo Allocation

Region Percent
North America 97.08%
Asia 1.72%
Latin America 1.19%
Other 0.01%

Top Holdings

Name Percent
Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc 5.72%
Trisura Group Ltd 5.59%
Storagevault Canada Inc 4.90%
North American Construction Group Ltd 4.40%
Cargojet Inc 4.04%
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd 3.64%
Docebo Inc 3.39%
Polaris Renewable Energy Inc 3.35%
Parex Resources Inc 3.26%
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.00%

Category

Canadian Small/Mid Cap Equity

General Info

Inception Date Nov 03, 2008
MER 2.51%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$169.83

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.50%
Life Dimensions 1.75%
Wealth Dimensions 0.50%

Fund Management Company

BMO Investments Inc.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Value.

Fund Growth

Period

Growth Summary

Table below lists the current growth and return for an investment of $10,000 at the fund's inception:

Investment Value $34,597.37
Rate of Return +245.97%
Values over period specified.

Legend

BMO Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Advisor Series

S&P/TSX Smallcap Index TR


Performance

1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Fund -3.6 -12.8 -15.4 -15.8 -12.9 -2.6 2.7 3.4 8.5
S&P/TSX Smallcap Index TR -2.6 -8.9 -6.7 -3.7 0.7 9.3 5.0 3.4 -
Quartile 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 -

Calendar Performance

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Fund -20.9 22.6 23.1 26.2 -17.1 5.2 9.5 -5.3 12.3 36.5
S&P/TSX Smallcap Index TR -9.3 20.3 12.9 15.8 -18.2 2.8 38.5 -13.3 -2.3 7.6
Quartile 4 3 1 1 3 2 4 3 1 2

Volatility

Volatility: 8

Risk vs. Return

Period

BMO Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Small/Mid Cap Equity

Risk & Tax Efficiency

3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 15.39 19.86 15.94
Beta 0.59 0.70 0.64
Alpha -0.08 -0.01 0.01
R-Squared 0.56 0.77 0.65
Sharpe Ratio -0.22 0.15 0.21
Sortino Ratio -0.39 0.12 0.14
Treynor -0.06 0.04 0.05
Tax Efficiency - 85.96 77.69

Category

Canadian Small/Mid Cap Equity

General Info

Inception Date Nov 03, 2008
MER 2.51%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$169.83

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.50%
Life Dimensions 1.75%
Wealth Dimensions 0.50%

Fund Management Company

BMO Investments Inc.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Value.