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Desjardins American Equity Value Fund A Class

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(01-10-2025)
$25.57
Change
-$0.21 (-0.82%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Desjardins American Equity Value Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 12, 2004): 5.61%

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 -3.79% 2.60% 8.18% 17.34% 17.34% 9.68% 6.41% 10.65% 8.04% 10.04% 8.08% 7.61% 7.70% 8.51%
Benchmark 0.26% 9.12% 14.00% 36.01% 36.01% 29.51% 13.64% 17.10% 16.90% 18.24% 16.09% 15.80% 14.98% 15.55%
Category Average -1.71% 5.54% 10.10% 26.96% 26.96% 22.84% 8.90% 12.32% 12.65% 14.27% 11.75% 11.96% 11.30% 11.21%
Category Rank 1,152 / 1,331 1,122 / 1,328 995 / 1,308 1,157 / 1,284 1,157 / 1,284 1,152 / 1,187 900 / 1,123 810 / 1,068 927 / 1,003 863 / 927 772 / 855 731 / 769 644 / 693 583 / 645
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 1.24% 3.09% 4.14% -1.93% 2.38% -0.60% 4.56% -0.11% 0.95% 1.16% 5.41% -3.79%
Benchmark 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.70% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.14% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 16.09% 8.37% 4.40% -2.98% 20.65% -1.81% 24.39% 0.16% 2.52% 17.34%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.96%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 3 4 4 2 1 4 4
Category Rank 327/ 645 170/ 693 760/ 769 618/ 855 743/ 927 975/ 1,003 522/ 1,068 99/ 1,123 1,147/ 1,187 1,157/ 1,284

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.39% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-2.98% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 82.96
International Equity 12.32
Cash and Equivalents 3.43
Canadian Equity 1.29

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 21.42
Healthcare 15.01
Industrial Goods 9.07
Technology 9.00
Energy 7.54
Other 37.96

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.69
Europe 11.30
Asia 1.02
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.38
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.43
UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.28
Wells Fargo & Co 2.98
Bank of America Corp 2.59
American Express Co 2.29
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.21
Unilever PLC - ADR 2.10
Honeywell International Inc 2.07
Lockheed Martin Corp 1.96

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Desjardins American Equity Value Fund A Class

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.23% 13.15% 12.03%
Beta 0.63% 0.76% 0.82%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.68% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.28% 0.48% 0.61%
Sortino 0.56% 0.68% 0.76%
Treynor 0.05% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 80.63% 87.38% 91.78%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.46% 11.23% 13.15% 12.03%
Beta 0.71% 0.63% 0.76% 0.82%
Alpha -0.06% -0.02% -0.04% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.48% 0.62% 0.68% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.28% 0.28% 0.48% 0.61%
Sortino 2.89% 0.56% 0.68% 0.76%
Treynor 0.17% 0.05% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 90.93% 80.63% 87.38% 91.78%

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 12, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,647

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00040

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s portfolio consists primarily of equity securities of companies in the United States. Any modification of the fundamental investment objective must be approved by the unitholders by a majority vote at a meeting called for this purpose.

Investment Strategy

The management of equity securities is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a bottom-up investment strategy that is based on a disciplined valuation of the quality and valorization of companies. It invests mainly in large capitalization corporations that are leaders in their market and whose securities are interestingly priced or temporarily out of favour, mainly on the American market.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. 03-24-2011
Wellington Management Canada ULC 03-28-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Desjardins Investments Inc.
Advisor Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar Desjardins Investments Inc.
Distributor Desjardins Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 2.18%
Management Fee 1.63%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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