BMO Global Asset Management Wins Multiple Honours at 2016 Lipper Fund Awards

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 11, 2016) - BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) was recognized for investment excellence in multiple categories at the Lipper Fund Awards held this week in Toronto.

The annual Lipper Fund Awards honour top risk-adjusted performing funds relative to peers. In addition, they recognize fund families with high average scores for all funds within a particular asset class or overall.

BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) have once again been recognized this year, this time winning the Group Award for Bond ETFs. In 2009, BMO became the first Canadian bank to introduce ETFs in Canada. Today, BMO GAM offers more than 70 ETF listings, including 21 fixed income ETF listings. BMO GAM has been responsible for several industry firsts and has led the Canadian ETF industry in net-new inflows for five consecutive years.

BMO GAM also claimed top honours for the following funds:

• BMO Emerging Markets Fund (Series A): Best Mutual Fund in the Emerging Markets Equity Space (over 10 years)
• BMO Resource Fund (Series A): Best Mutual Fund in the Natural Resource Equity Space (over five years)
• BMO North American Dividend Fund (Series A): Best Mutual Fund in the North American Equity Space (over five years)
• BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (Ticker: ZLU): Best ETF in the US Equity Space (over three years)
• BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (Ticker: ZLB): Best ETF in the Canadian Equity Space (over three years)
• BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZMP): Best ETF in the Canadian Fixed Income Space (over three years)
• BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF (Ticker: ZEF): Best ETF in the High Yield Fixed Income Space (over three years)
• BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZPL): Best ETF in the Canadian Long Term Fixed Income Space (over three years)
• BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF (Ticker: ZEB): Best ETF in the Financial Services Equity Space (over three years)
• BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF (Ticker: ZEO): Best ETF in the Energy Equity Space (over three years)

"It's an honour to have multiple ETFs and mutual funds recognized by Lipper" said Kevin Gopaul, Chief Investment Officer and Head, BMO Global Asset Management Canada. "These awards are a testament to our team's commitment to meet the evolving needs of investors and deliver solutions with strong and consistent results."