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BMO Asian Growth and Income Fund Advisor Ser

Asia Pacific ex-Japan Equity

As Of: Mar 31, 2024

Fund Objective

This fund’s objective is to provide income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio comprised of U.S. dollar-denominated convertible securities and higher yielding equity securities of Asian companies. The fund’s primary emphasis is Asian countries excluding Japan.

Asset Allocation

Asset Percent
International Equity 79.32%
Foreign Corporate Bonds 9.72%
Income Trust Units 7.47%
Cash and Equivalents 1.90%
US Equity 1.59%

Sector Allocation

Sector Percent
Technology 31.77%
Financial Services 19.92%
Consumer Goods 12.01%
Fixed Income 9.72%
Real Estate 5.29%
Other 21.29%

Geo Allocation

Region Percent
Asia 84.62%
North America 10.90%
Europe 3.20%
Multi-National 1.29%
Other -0.01%

Top Holdings

Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.66%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 5.12%
HDFC Bank Ltd 4.10%
AIA Group Ltd 4.00%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.65%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd 2.68%
Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund 2.51%
Bank of the Philippine Islands 2.26%
Advantech Co Ltd 2.24%
HKT Trust and HKT Ltd - Units 2.18%

Category

Asia Pacific ex-Japan Equity

General Info

Inception Date Aug 25, 2003
MER 2.55%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$228.70

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.75%
Life Dimensions 2.00%
Wealth Dimensions 0.75%
Wave 32 or earlier (2016 or earlier)
Life Dimensions 2.25%
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.00%
UL Investment Loan Plan 2.25%
Ultimate Dimension 0.50%

Fund Management Company

BMO Investments Inc.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Growth.

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 $27,544.82
Rate of Return +175.45%
Values over period specified.

Legend

BMO Asian Growth and Income Fund Advisor Ser

Dow Jones Asia/Pacific ex-Japan Index TR (C$)


Performance

1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Inception
Fund 0.4 2.7 6.5 2.7 -2.7 -4.9 -0.3 2.2 5.0
Dow Jones Asia/Pacific ex-Japan Index TR (C$) 1.9 4.0 9.9 4.0 6.5 -1.7 3.9 6.6 -
Quartile 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 -

Calendar Performance

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Fund -0.3 -14.1 -1.7 12.3 10.3 -4.9 11.5 -2.9 10.2 6.7
Dow Jones Asia/Pacific ex-Japan Index TR (C$) 6.2 -12.3 -0.3 20.3 13.2 -6.4 27.4 2.6 10.1 12.7
Quartile 4 2 1 4 4 1 4 3 3 4

Volatility

Volatility: 8

Risk vs. Return

Period

BMO Asian Growth and Income Fund Advisor Ser

Median

Other - Asia Pacific ex-Japan Equity

Risk & Tax Efficiency

3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.54 13.57 11.75
Beta 0.92 0.87 0.78
Alpha -0.03 -0.04 -0.03
R-Squared 0.85 0.88 0.83
Sharpe Ratio -0.46 -0.10 0.12
Sortino Ratio -0.75 -0.26 -0.02
Treynor -0.07 -0.01 0.02
Tax Efficiency - - 73.08

Category

Asia Pacific ex-Japan Equity

General Info

Inception Date Aug 25, 2003
MER 2.55%
Total Assets
(in millions)
$228.70

UL Fees

Wave 33 or later
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 0.75%
Life Dimensions 2.00%
Wealth Dimensions 0.75%
Wave 32 or earlier (2016 or earlier)
Life Dimensions 2.25%
Life Dimensions (Low Fees) 1.00%
UL Investment Loan Plan 2.25%
Ultimate Dimension 0.50%

Fund Management Company

BMO Investments Inc.

Investment Style

This investment's style box characteristics are Large Growth.