BMO Global Asset Management Wins Multiple Honours at 2016 Lipper Fund Awards - Seite 3

About The Lipper Fund Awards

The Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence awarded by Lipper, Inc. and highlight funds that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. The Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Ratings for Consistent Return, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 month periods. The highest 20% of funds in each category are named Lipper Leaders for Consistent Return and receive a score of 5, the next 20% receive a score of 4, the middle 20% are scored 3, the next 20% are scored 2 and the lowest 20% are scored 1. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return in each category wins the Lipper Fund Award. Lipper Leader ratings change monthly. For more information, see www.lipperweb.com. Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper.

BMO Emerging Markets Fund (Series A) was awarded the 2016 Lipper Fund Award in the Emerging Markets Equity Fund Category for the ten year period ending July 31, 2016 out of a total of 15 funds. The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 5 (3 years), 5 (5 years), 4 (10 years).

BMO Resources Fund (Series A) was awarded the 2016 Lipper Fund Award in the Natural Resources Equity Fund category for the five year period ending July 31, 2016 out of a total of 28 funds. The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 5 (3 years), 5 (5 years), 3 (10 years).

BMO North American Dividend Fund (Series A) was awarded the 2016 Lipper Fund Award in the North American Equity Fund category for the five year period ending July 31, 2016 out of a total of 10 funds. The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 5 (3 years), 5 (5 years), 1 (10 years).

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (Ticker: ZLU) was awarded the 2016 Lipper Fund Award in the US Equity ETF category for the three year period ending July 31, 2016 out of a total of 25 ETFs. The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 5 (3 years), N/A (5 years), N/A (10 years).

BMO Low Volatility Canadian ETF (Ticker: ZLB) was awarded the 2016 Lipper Fund Award in the Canadian Equity ETF Category for the three year period ending July 31, 2016 out of a total of 17 ETFs. The corresponding Lipper Leader ratings of the fund for the same period are as follows: N/A (1 year), 5 (3 years), 5 (5 years), N/A (10 years).