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Desjardins Sustainable Balanced Portfolio A Class

Global Neutral Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$17.12
Change
-$0.06 (-0.36%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Desjardins Sustainable Balanced Portfolio A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 19, 2009): 5.19%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -0.29% 2.58% 5.11% 6.46% 4.97% 9.86% 7.06% 2.15% 2.55% 3.92% 4.88% 4.07% 4.23% 4.06%
Benchmark -0.22% 5.11% 10.94% 11.83% 12.03% 15.79% 12.94% 6.94% 6.96% 7.45% 8.02% 7.17% 7.63% 7.34%
Category Average 0.56% 4.18% 8.48% 10.38% 8.98% 12.86% 9.79% 5.33% 6.08% 6.03% 6.57% 5.53% 5.91% 5.69%
Category Rank 1,615 / 1,749 1,594 / 1,746 1,643 / 1,738 1,602 / 1,713 1,589 / 1,708 1,563 / 1,658 1,535 / 1,606 1,469 / 1,492 1,343 / 1,351 1,212 / 1,262 1,078 / 1,170 963 / 1,061 858 / 922 789 / 838
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.39% 2.82% -0.31% -2.48% -0.93% 2.29% 1.20% 0.64% 0.61% 1.96% 0.90% -0.29%
Benchmark 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.15% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.94% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.59% 2.75% 4.18% -2.09% 11.94% 13.36% 4.26% -15.15% 8.07% 9.48%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 2 3 1 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 420/ 738 688/ 846 826/ 923 347/ 1,068 788/ 1,181 90/ 1,270 1,320/ 1,357 1,409/ 1,499 1,229/ 1,606 1,497/ 1,658

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.36% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.15% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 22.21
International Equity 15.45
Canadian Government Bonds 14.63
Canadian Corporate Bonds 12.85
Canadian Equity 12.28
Other 22.58

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 46.55
Technology 13.51
Financial Services 10.50
Healthcare 4.78
Consumer Services 4.47
Other 20.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.13
Europe 17.28
Asia 5.55
Latin America 1.85
Africa and Middle East 0.51
Other 0.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Desjardins Sustainable Canadian Bond Fund I 25.91
Desjardins Sustainable Canadian Equity Fund I 10.56
Desjardins Sustainable American Equity Fund I 9.65
Desjardins Sustainable International Equity Fund I 7.67
Desjardins Sustainable Global Bond Fund I 5.84
Desjardins Sustainable Global Dividend Fund I 5.62
Desjardins Sustainable Global Opportunities Fd I 5.36
Desjardins Sustainable Diversity Fund I 5.17
Desjardins Global Government Bond Index Fund I 4.85
Desjardins Sustainable Global Corporate Bond Fd I 4.39

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Sustainable Balanced Portfolio A Class

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.27% 8.26% 7.47%
Beta 1.00% 0.99% 0.92%
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.88% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.44% 0.02% 0.33%
Sortino 0.95% -0.02% 0.24%
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 94.97% 84.04% 84.46%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.44% 7.27% 8.26% 7.47%
Beta 0.76% 1.00% 0.99% 0.92%
Alpha -0.04% -0.05% -0.04% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.84% 0.88% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.42% 0.44% 0.02% 0.33%
Sortino 0.57% 0.95% -0.02% 0.24%
Treynor 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 85.86% 94.97% 84.04% 84.46%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date January 19, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $3,316

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00021

Investment Objectives

This Portfolio is a strategic asset allocation fund. Its objective is to achieve a balance between long-term capital appreciation and income. The Portfolio invests primarily in Canadian or foreign equity and fixed-income securities and/or in units of mutual funds which themselves invest primarily in Canadian or foreign equity and fixed-income securities.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Manager will actively choose the securities and/or underlying funds who subscribe to a responsible investment approach themselves, which will be primarily or exclusively underlying funds managed by the Manager or a member of its group. It will determine the percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in each security or underlying fund, and this in keeping with the investment objective of the Portfolio, based on several criteria, including the following: duration and

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Geneviève Drolet
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Distributor

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.11%
Management Fee 1.68%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.90%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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