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Fund Price: $7.40 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $-.0287 -0.39%  YTD: -5.04%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -3.69% -2.76% -1.90%
3 Months 3.36% 2.65% 2.96%
6 Months 7.88% 7.22% 8.44%
1 Year 26.38% 17.71% 14.68%
2 Year Avg -12.06% -10.32% -6.82%
3 Year Avg -11.11% -12.16% -10.33%
5 Year Avg -3.60% -4.73% -2.80%
10 Year Avg -3.94% -5.03% -3.83%
15 Year Avg - 3.20% 5.61%
20 Year Avg - 5.11% 7.80%
Since Inception 1.08% - -
 
2009 19.76% 12.55% 8.08%
2008 -37.07% -30.46% -21.92%
2007 -1.73% -6.89% -10.55%
 
3 year risk 19.30 17.65 14.53
3 year beta 1.03 1.01 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 January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Mar 98): 42.48 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -43.19 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: 19 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: 2 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $69.5 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 October 31, 2009

Equity Sector Weightings October 31, 2009

Fund Geography October 31, 2009

Top Holdings as at October 31, 2009

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at February 9, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
  Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, DEC/10/09 Bond 59.98   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, NOV/12/09 Bond 22.85   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  Gov't of Canada, APR/15/10 Bond 11.41   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Portfolio Manager(s)

Jon Tesseo

Harris Investment Management Inc.

Start Date: October, 1999

Fund Return: -3.12%

John Tesseo is a principal and portfolio manager for Harris Investment Management. He joined Harris following nine years' portfolio management experience at a major investment firm in Nevada where he was also director of research. There, John developed new models for managing institutional, retail assets and mutual funds. John earned his B.S. degree from Bryant College.

Also manages:BMO U.S. Dollar Equity Index (US$)

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