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Fund Price: $11.63 (as at September 3, 2010)  1-day chg: $-.0115 -0.10%  YTD: -2.60%

Returns as at July 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month 1.68% 4.02% 3.82%
3 Months -6.28% -6.91% -5.09%
6 Months -0.91% -0.35% 0.11%
1 Year 2.84% 6.91% 8.56%
2 Year Avg -9.22% -7.41% -4.39%
3 Year Avg -10.61% -10.29% -7.86%
4 Year Avg -5.91% -5.89% -3.81%
5 Year Avg -5.29% -5.56% -3.61%
10 Year Avg -2.79% -5.12% -4.35%
15 Year Avg - 2.28% 4.47%
20 Year Avg - 5.04% 7.44%
Since Inception 1.69% - -
 
2009 0.72% 12.69% 8.08%
2008 -23.25% -30.36% -21.92%
2007 -6.09% -6.78% -10.55%
 
3 year risk 13.65 18.43 15.20
3 year beta 0.84 1.03 1.00

*S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn).

Risk Measures as at July 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Mar 98): 45.50 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Mar 03): -31.41 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 14 High

Fund Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term growth of capital through investment in U.S. securities of established companies with good records of proven ability and good potential for continued progress along with other measures of value based on sound fundamental analysis.

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: $483.6 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.36%
Management Fee: 2.00%
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 (%)
IBM-N IBM Electrical & Electronic United States Stock 3.24   9.67 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
XOM-N Exxon Mobil Integrated Oils United States Stock 3.05   -10.17 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
DTV-Q DIRECTV Medical Services United States Stock 2.32   58.61 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
AAPL-Q Apple Electrical & Electronic United States Stock 2.31   55.37 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
WPI-N Watson Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals United States Stock 2.26   29.42 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ORCL-Q Oracle Corp. Computer Software & Processing United States Stock 2.18   6.31 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
INTC-Q Intel Electrical & Electronic United States Stock 2.09   -5.1 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TRV-N Travelers Companies Insurance United States Stock 2.06   2.22 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TJX-N TJX Companies Department Stores United States Stock 2.0   17.17 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
LZ-N Lubrizol Corp. Chemicals United States Stock 1.98   55.11 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
FCX-N Freeport McMoran Non-Base Metal Mining United States Stock 1.97   21.82 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
ABC-N AmerisourceBergen Wholesale Distributors United States Stock 1.95   32.83 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RTN-N Raytheon Co. Electrical & Electronic United States Stock 1.93   -0.46 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
AIZ-N Assurant Inc. Insurance United States Stock 1.89   37.16 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
DLM-N Del Monte Foods Food Processing United States Stock 1.87   13.02 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Daniel M. Sido

Harris Investment Management Inc.

Start Date: August, 2007

Fund Return: -9.90%

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 Index

View fund manager performance report