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Desjardins Active Strategy Balanced Portfolio A Class

Global Neutral Balanced

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NAVPS
(06-02-2026)
$13.15
Change
$0.03 (0.25%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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Desjardins Active Strategy Balanced Portfolio A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 17, 2013): 4.70%

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 2.98% 1.15% 1.57% 1.74% 11.17% 9.88% 8.51% 6.54% 3.48% 5.53% 4.67% 4.63% 4.34% 4.97%
Benchmark 3.53% 2.14% 1.68% 3.20% 15.84% 13.40% 11.99% 10.53% 7.11% 7.76% 7.21% 7.34% 6.84% 7.83%
Category Average 3.31% 1.97% 3.28% 3.21% 14.33% 11.42% 9.80% 7.87% 5.66% 7.47% 6.07% 6.01% 5.56% 6.11%
Category Rank 1,098 / 1,772 1,442 / 1,769 1,350 / 1,743 1,475 / 1,754 1,412 / 1,728 1,298 / 1,635 1,272 / 1,578 1,329 / 1,555 1,293 / 1,377 1,152 / 1,281 1,097 / 1,237 988 / 1,105 794 / 930 723 / 869
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.37% 1.51% 0.47% 1.20% 2.50% 1.06% 0.47% -0.64% 0.58% 2.25% -3.94% 2.98%
Benchmark 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06% -3.32% 3.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.51% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.50% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 3.19% 8.35% -3.86% 12.33% 10.27% 4.65% -14.23% 9.44% 11.68% 7.83%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 3 1 4 4 3 3 4
Category Rank 642/ 840 251/ 914 707/ 1,060 718/ 1,176 277/ 1,265 1,302/ 1,349 1,338/ 1,491 854/ 1,578 1,198/ 1,626 1,277/ 1,681

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.33% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.23% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 20.48
International Equity 15.87
Canadian Corporate Bonds 14.37
Canadian Equity 14.29
Canadian Government Bonds 10.73
Other 24.26

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 43.84
Technology 11.89
Financial Services 10.90
Consumer Services 4.23
Healthcare 3.94
Other 25.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.17
Europe 14.56
Asia 6.94
Multi-National 2.62
Latin America 1.34
Other 1.37

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Desjardins Canadian Bond Fund I Class 18.38
Desjardins Global Opportunities Fund I 7.67
Desjardins Canadian Equity Fund I 7.06
Desjardins Tactical Asset Allocation Fund I Class 5.05
Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Fund I 3.82
Desjardins Global Dividend Fund I Class 3.69
Desjardins Global Corporate Bond Fund I Class 3.69
Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund I Class 3.68
Desjardins American Equity Value Fund I Class 3.61
Desjardins Global High Yield Bond Fund I 3.49

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Active Strategy Balanced Portfolio A Class

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.06% 8.28% 7.74%
Beta 0.96 0.95 0.96
Alpha -0.03 -0.03 -0.02
Rsquared 0.88% 0.90% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.68 0.11 0.42
Sortino 1.27 0.13 0.40
Treynor 0.05 0.01 0.03
Tax Efficiency 84.09% 64.57% 80.02%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 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 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.41% 7.06% 8.28% 7.74%
Beta 0.88 0.96 0.95 0.96
Alpha -0.02 -0.03 -0.03 -0.02
Rsquared 0.91% 0.88% 0.90% 0.83%
Sharpe 1.32 0.68 0.11 0.42
Sortino 1.82 1.27 0.13 0.40
Treynor 0.10 0.05 0.01 0.03
Tax Efficiency 82.41% 84.09% 64.57% 80.02%

Fund Details

Start Date May 17, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $8,369

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT02103

Investment Objectives

This Portfolio is a strategic asset allocation fund. Its objective is to strike a balance between income return and long-term capital appreciation. Consequently, the Portfolio invests mainly in the units of mutual funds which themselves invest in equity and fixed-income securities throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio manager will actively choose the underlying funds, including those managed by the Manager. It will determine the percentage of the Portfolio’s assets that will be invested in each underlying fund, while ensuring compliance with the Portfolio’s investment objective, based on several criteria, including the following: – Duration and maturity; – Credit quality; – Management style diversification; – Geographical and sectoral diversification; – Market capitalization diversification.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Nicolas Bédard
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Distributor

-

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 2.10%
Management Fee 1.49%
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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