BMO GAM Fee Based Solutions
Building On Your Success
Making it count: Leader in fee based solutions
As the advisory world transforms with CRM2 changes in motion, you want to stay relevant and keep your practice in a position to prosper for years to come. When you partner with a full-service, full-support firm like BMO GAM who can provide you with everything you need to succeed and help you manage change, you’ll be on your way to achieving your goals.
With mutual funds and ETFs, BMO GAM is one of the fastest growing asset managers in the world. BMO GAM is committed to providing meaningful innovation through our comprehensive investment solutions. With global reach and specialized expertise, we can help you exceed your client’s needs by offering our lowest possible fees to everyone.
On average, BMO Mutual Funds F Series Management fees are 25% lower than their Category Average*
Our Commitment
As Canada’s leading provider of both F Series Mutual Funds and ETFs, we are committed to reducing fees across our mutual fund and ETFs and offering new innovative solutions. We understand the need for fees to be transparent, easy to understand, and of course low. We also understand that investors and advisors want innovative investment solutions to help achieve their financial goals. By offering our lowest cost solutions, regardless of portfolio size and without the complexity of fee tiers and paperwork, everyone can benefit from BMO Global Asset Management’s fee based solutions.
Full spectrum of solutions meeting a diverse range of needs.
Proven commitment to lower fees.
No account minimums or paperwork.
Align your practice with CRM2 regulatory changes.
Industry Leading, Low Cost Solutions
Solution | Industry Median Management Fee | BMO Mutual Funds Average Management Fee | Difference | % Lower |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Canadian Dividend & Income Equity | 0.83% | 0.53% | -0.29% | -36% |
Canadian Equity | 0.81 | 0.53 | -0.28 | -34% |
Canadian Neutral Balanced | 0.83 | 0.48 | -0.34 | -42% |
Global Equity | 0.93 | 0.65 | -0.28 | -30% |
Global Fixed Income | 0.74 | 0.46 | -0.27 | -37% |
U.S. Equity | 0.83 | 0.53 | -0.3 | -37% |
History of Innovation
Since the launch of BMO ETFs in 2009, BMO GAM has been constantly improving both our F Series Mutual Funds and ETFs. Partner with an industry leader who is committed to keeping fees low and provides the full spectrum of solutions meeting a diverse range of needs including, mutual funds, ETFs, and cash flow solutions.
2017
- Fee cuts by up to 25 bps on 26 mutual funds
- Introduces 19 innovative new ETFs
2016
- Fee cuts to BMO’s largest and fastest growing ETFs
- Fee cuts to 3 mutual funds
- Introduces 5 new ETF based mutual funds
- Introduces 3 new ETFs
- Introduces 2 new Impact Investing mutual funds to align your values with your investments
2015
- Fee cuts on 4 mutual funds
- Introduces 3 new ETF based mutual funds
- Introduces 3 new mutual funds and launches the new "Retirement" managed solution
- Introduces 4 new ETFs
2014
- Fee cuts on 7 core ETF products by 45% on average, permanently reduced fees across series F mutual fund line up
- Introduces 10 new ETFs including quality ETFs
- Introduces 5 new mutual funds and a new "Target Education" managed solution
2013
- Introduces 7 new ETF based mutual funds
- Introduces 7 new ETFs, further expanding fixed income line up and adding low volatility solutions
- Introduces 6 new mutual funds
- Fee cuts via waiver on 43 series F mutual funds
2012
- Introduces 2 new ETF based mutual funds
- Introduces 2 new Mutual Funds
- Introduces 5 new ETFs, including its first U.S. dollar denominated ETF
2011
2010
- BMO GAM blazes a trail with the launch of the industry’s first ETF-based mutual funds
- Introduces 17 new ETFs built of innovation; equally weighted sectors and precise fixed income exposures
2009
- BMO GAM disrupts the ETF market by launching 13 ETFs in what has proven to be a very successful endeavor
Disclosures
*Source: Morningstar Direct as of March 31, 2018.
**Data as of January 31 2017
BMO Global Asset Management is a brand name that comprises BMO Asset Management Inc., BMO Investments Inc., BMO Asset Management U.S. and BMO’s specialized investment management firms.
BMO Mutual Funds refers to certain mutual funds and/or series of mutual funds offered by BMO Investments Inc., a financial services firm and separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.
BMO Global Tax Advantage Funds are series classes of BMO Global Tax Advantage Funds Inc., managed by BMO Investments Inc., a financial services firm and separate entity from Bank of Montreal. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses may be associated with mutual fund investments. For details on how these funds are structured to allow transfers without the realization of capital gains, please read the fund facts or prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
®BMO (M-bar roundel symbol) is a registered trade-mark of Bank of Montreal.