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Desjardins Active Strategy Growth Portfolio A Class

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$14.42
Change
-$0.05 (-0.37%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Desjardins Active Strategy Growth Portfolio A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 17, 2013): 5.58%

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 0.31% 4.28% 8.23% 9.34% 8.08% 13.20% 9.80% 4.50% 4.84% 5.54% 6.28% 5.12% 5.74% 5.46%
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 1,236 / 1,749 1,067 / 1,746 1,103 / 1,738 1,147 / 1,713 1,154 / 1,708 924 / 1,658 967 / 1,606 1,220 / 1,492 1,138 / 1,351 910 / 1,262 778 / 1,170 714 / 1,061 528 / 922 517 / 838
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.15% 2.95% -0.39% -2.57% -1.67% 2.85% 1.81% 0.59% 1.34% 2.68% 1.24% 0.31%
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

7.15% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.17% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.49% 3.44% 9.85% -4.39% 13.66% 10.89% 6.31% -14.30% 10.07% 13.35%
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 3 1 3 2 1 4 4 2 3
Category Rank 530/ 738 615/ 846 114/ 923 801/ 1,068 446/ 1,181 224/ 1,270 1,200/ 1,357 1,351/ 1,499 710/ 1,606 844/ 1,658

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.66% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 22.35
International Equity 17.75
Canadian Equity 13.83
Canadian Government Bonds 11.45
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.97
Other 24.65

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 35.75
Technology 13.35
Financial Services 11.00
Mutual Fund 6.59
Consumer Goods 4.67
Other 28.64

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.98
Europe 14.67
Asia 7.24
Multi-National 1.95
Latin America 1.15
Other 1.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Desjardins Canadian Bond Fund I Class 15.89
Desjardins Canadian Equity Fund I 7.87
Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund I Class 6.15
Desjardins Global Opportunities Fund I 6.15
Desjardins Tactical Asset Allocation Fund I Class 4.97
Desjardins American Equity Value Fund I Class 4.56
Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund I Class 3.69
Desjardins Canadian Equity Plus Fund I 3.61
Desjardins Global Equity Fund I Class 3.56
Desjardins Global Dividend Fund I Class 3.35

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 Active Strategy Growth Portfolio A Class

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.64% 8.52% 8.36%
Beta 1.06% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.88% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.75% 0.28% 0.46%
Sortino 1.55% 0.36% 0.46%
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 91.50% 79.08% 84.31%
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 4 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 6.32% 7.64% 8.52% 8.36%
Beta 0.93% 1.06% 1.01% 1.01%
Alpha -0.03% -0.04% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.87% 0.88% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.83% 0.75% 0.28% 0.46%
Sortino 1.33% 1.55% 0.36% 0.46%
Treynor 0.06% 0.05% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 77.44% 91.50% 79.08% 84.31%

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 Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) $7,496

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT02104

Investment Objectives

This Portfolio is a strategic asset allocation fund. Its objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation and, to a lesser extent, generate an income return. 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 2.23%
Management Fee 1.60%
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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