BMO U.S. Equity Index
Fund Price: $7.60 (as at September 3, 2010) 1-day chg: $.0913 1.22% YTD: -2.41%
Returns as at July 31, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | 5.98% | 4.02% | 3.82% |
| 3 Months | -8.34% | -6.91% | -5.09% |
| 6 Months | 0.95% | -0.35% | 0.11% |
| 1 Year | 8.90% | 6.91% | 8.56% |
| 2 Year Avg | -8.16% | -7.41% | -4.39% |
| 3 Year Avg | -10.31% | -10.29% | -7.86% |
| 4 Year Avg | -5.30% | -5.89% | -3.81% |
| 5 Year Avg | -4.16% | -5.56% | -3.61% |
| 10 Year Avg | -4.06% | -5.12% | -4.35% |
| 15 Year Avg | - | 2.28% | 4.47% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 5.04% | 7.44% |
| Since Inception | 1.11% | - | - |
| 2009 | 19.76% | 12.69% | 8.08% |
| 2008 | -37.07% | -30.36% | -21.92% |
| 2007 | -1.73% | -6.78% | -10.55% |
| 3 year risk | 20.71 | 18.43 | 15.20 |
| 3 year beta | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
*S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn)
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at July 31, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Feb 10): | 45.57 |  |  |
| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -43.19 |  | |
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
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High Fund Objectives
The objective of the Fund is to provide long-term growth through capital appreciation by tracking the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Total Return Index. The Fund invests primarily in futures and forward contracts based on the S & P 500 Index as well as Government of Canada Treasury Bills and other high quality short-term money market instruments. The Fund may also invest directly in equity securities of corporations that constitute the S & P Index, Standard & Poor's Depository Receipts and other similar instruments.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | BMO Investments Inc. |
| Managed by: | BMO Investments Inc. |
| Fund Type: | MF Trust |
| Inception Date: | October 1996 |
| Asset Class: | U.S. Equity |
| Quartile Rank: | 3 (3YR ending July 31, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $68.1 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 1.10% |
| Management Fee: | 0.85% |
| Load Type: | No Load |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $500
- Subsequent:
- $50
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $500
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $50
- Closed:
- No
- Restricted:
- No
- Restriction:
Asset Allocation July 31, 2010
Equity Sector Weightings July 31, 2010
Fund Geography July 31, 2010
Top Holdings as at July 31, 2010
| Symbol | Company Name | Sector | Geographic Area | Asset Type | % of Total Assets | Performance as at September 3, 2010 1 Year Performance (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO US Equity Hedged CAD ETF | Fund | 45.06 | | | |||||
| Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, OCT/28/10 | Bond | 10.25 | - | | | ||||
| Gov't of Canada, DEC/09/10 | Bond | 8.77 | - | | | ||||
| Gov't of Canada, JAN/20/11 | Bond | 7.3 | - | | | ||||
| Gov't of Canada, JAN/20/11 | Bond | 4.38 | - | | | ||||
| Bay Street Funding, AUG/10/10 | Bond | 2.93 | - | | | ||||
| General Electric Capital Can., AUG/11/10 | Bond | 2.93 | - | | | ||||
| King Street Funding Trust, SEP/17/10 | Bond | 2.93 | - | | | ||||
| Pure Trust, SEP/03/10 | Bond | 2.93 | - | | | ||||
| Plaza Trust, OCT/27/10 | Bond | 2.93 | - | | | ||||
| Storm King Funding Trust, AUG/04/10 | Bond | 2.93 | - | | | ||||
Portfolio Manager(s)
Daniel M. Sido
Harris Investment Management Inc.
Start Date: March, 2004
Fund Return: -2.15%
Daniel L. Sido is a Senior Partner and Head of Large Cap Equities at Harris Investment Management, Inc. Mr. Sido entered the investment industry in 1985 and joined Harris in 1994. Dan joined the firm from St. Louis bringing 11 years experience as a Portfolio Manager of taxable and non-taxable equity and fixed income accounts and as a fundamental and quantitative research analyst. Dan is a member of the Chicago Quantitative Alliance and graduated from Bradley University with a B.S. in Finance and an MBA from Saint Louis University.
Also manages:BMO GDN American Equity Cls Ad Sr, BMO GDN U.S. Equity Fund Srs F, BMO Global Science and Technology, BMO U.S. Dollar Equity Index (US$), BMO U.S. Equity
