The Globe and Mail

Go to the Globe and Mail homepage

Jump to main navigationJump to main content

Fund Price: $15.86 (as at June 18, 2013)  1-day chg: $.01034 0.07%  YTD: 2.06%

Returns as at May 31, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -0.92% -0.83% -0.83%
3 Months 1.92% 1.02% 1.08%
6 Months 5.00% 3.70% 3.62%
1 Year 14.18% 9.53% 9.70%
2 Year Avg 8.43% 6.00% 5.71%
3 Year Avg 11.12% 8.09% 7.50%
4 Year Avg - 10.44% 10.01%
5 Year Avg - 6.79% 6.41%
10 Year Avg - 5.11% 5.33%
15 Year Avg - 4.51% 4.35%
20 Year Avg - 6.64% -
Since Inception 10.01% - -
 
2012 14.62% 11.21% 11.05%
2011 4.85% 2.81% 2.12%
2010 10.30% 10.72% 10.16%
 
3 year risk 8.01 5.68 4.13
3 year beta 1.82 1.06 1.00

*Globe High Yield Fixed Income Peer Index

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Globe High Yield Fixed Income Peer Index.

Risk Measures as at May 31, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Sep 12): 19.16 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Sep 11): -0.62 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 GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 8 High

Fund Objectives

The BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD ETF has been designed to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of the broad United States high yield corporate bond market. The BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD ETF will generally reflect the exposure from an investment in high yield corporate bonds issued in the United States (in United States dollars) with a term to maturity primarily greater than one year and a credit rating below investment grade. Securities held in the fund will be selected in such manner as the Manager determines from time to time to best represent the broad United States high yield corporate bond market.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: BMO Asset Management Inc.
Managed by: Jones Heward Investment Counsel
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: October 2009
Asset Class: High Yield Fixed Income
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending May 31, 2013)
Total Assets: $678.6 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 0.62%
Management Fee: 0.65%
Load Type: No Load
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
-
Subsequent:
-
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
-
Subsequent RRSP:
-
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation May 31, 2013

Bond Type May 31, 2013

Bond Term May 31, 2013

Top Holdings as at May 31, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area
Asset
Type
% of
Total Assets
  Performance as at June 18, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
JNK-N SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond Investment Companies and Funds United States Stock 2.13   4.69 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  HCA Inc., 6.50%, FEB/15/20 Bond 1.43   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  First Data Corp., 12.63%, JAN/15/21 Bond 1.24   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Sprint Nextel, 9.00%, NOV/15/18 Bond 0.86   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Community Health Systems, 8.00%, NOV/15/19 Bond 0.81   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, DEC/01/20 Bond 0.8   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  EP Energy, 9.38%, MAY/01/20 Bond 0.79   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Samson Investment Co., 9.75%, FEB/15/20 Bond 0.77   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Biomet Inc., 6.50%, AUG/01/20 Bond 0.74   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Chrysler Group, 8.25%, JUN/15/21 Bond 0.72   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to June 18, 2013)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Monthly

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
May 28, 2013 0.0870 0.0870 1.0850 16.158
Apr 25, 2013 0.0870 0.0870 1.0960 16.185
Mar 25, 2013 0.0870 0.0870 1.1070 16.041
Feb 25, 2013 0.0870 0.0870 1.1180 15.949
Jan 21, 2013 0.0870 0.0870 1.1290 16.162
Dec 17, 2012 0.0900 0.0900 1.1400 15.917
Nov 20, 2012 0.0900 0.0900 1.1480 15.560
Oct 19, 2012 0.0900 0.0900 1.1590 15.802
Sep 18, 2012 0.0920 0.0920 1.1700 15.864
Aug 21, 2012 0.0960 0.0960 1.1820 15.537
Jul 19, 2012 0.0960 0.0960 1.1900 15.464
Jun 19, 2012 0.0960 0.0960 1.1980 15.138
May 18, 2012 0.0980 0.0980 1.2080 15.075
Apr 18, 2012 0.0980 0.0980 1.2160 15.286
Mar 20, 2012 0.0980 0.0980 1.2240 15.425
Feb 17, 2012 0.0980 0.0980 1.2340 15.404
Jan 19, 2012 0.0980 0.0980 1.2440 15.155

Portfolio Manager(s)

Rob Bechard

Jones Heward Investment Counsel

Start Date: May, 2010

Fund Return: 12.11%

Rob Bechard has been in the investment industry since 1998. Prior to joining BMO, Rob was a fixed income portfolio manager at Barclays Global Investors for 7 years in both their London (UK) and Toronto offices. In addition to his fixed income expertise, Rob has worked extensively on synthetic equity and currency hedged portfolios. Rob holds a BSc in mathematics from Queen�s University, Kingston, Canada and an MSc in mathematical trading and finance from City University Business School, London, England. He also has received his CFA designation.

Also manages:BMO Emerging Markets Equity ETF, BMO International Equity Index ETF, BMO S&P/TSX EW Banks Index ETF, BMO S&P/TSX EW Gbl Base Metals ETF, BMO S&P/TSX EW Oil & Gas Index ETF, BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF, BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF, BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF

View fund manager performance report