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Desjardins Global Equity Growth Fund A Class

Global Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(05-13-2025)
$19.04
Change
$0.08 (0.42%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Desjardins Global Equity Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 26, 2015): 7.43%

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 -3.66% -13.52% -5.78% -7.77% 2.40% 8.43% 7.24% -0.90% 6.00% 5.67% 5.97% 6.67% 8.90% 7.70%
Benchmark -2.97% -7.99% 0.02% -4.37% 12.05% 15.36% 12.95% 8.94% 12.87% 10.21% 10.09% 9.79% 11.46% 10.10%
Category Average -2.36% -7.62% -0.68% -3.44% 8.75% 11.25% 9.40% 5.89% 10.36% 7.80% 7.70% 7.48% 8.67% 7.40%
Category Rank 1,505 / 2,114 1,976 / 2,102 2,023 / 2,090 1,877 / 2,098 1,909 / 2,029 1,540 / 1,905 1,527 / 1,770 1,574 / 1,615 1,421 / 1,478 1,245 / 1,420 1,053 / 1,220 737 / 1,068 499 / 919 449 / 786
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.98% 1.83% 1.03% 0.10% 3.19% 0.31% 4.07% -1.84% 6.65% -2.89% -7.57% -3.66%
Benchmark 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.04% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.04% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - -0.01% 22.48% -3.42% 23.90% 31.38% 5.19% -24.45% 14.94% 18.45%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - 4 1 2 1 1 4 4 3 3
Category Rank - 674/ 876 70/ 1,034 438/ 1,181 294/ 1,380 94/ 1,462 1,535/ 1,581 1,585/ 1,733 979/ 1,881 1,343/ 1,998

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.38% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.45% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 56.61
International Equity 38.34
Canadian Equity 2.74
Cash and Equivalents 2.31

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 35.80
Consumer Services 13.85
Financial Services 10.60
Industrial Goods 9.50
Healthcare 9.10
Other 21.15

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 61.66
Europe 18.19
Asia 17.25
Latin America 2.63
Africa and Middle East 0.27

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 4.50
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.05
Microsoft Corp 4.04
Amazon.com Inc 3.81
Prosus NV 3.60
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 3.03
Anthem Inc 2.70
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.45
Service Corp International 2.37
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.31

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 Global Equity Growth Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.43% 15.71% 14.82%
Beta 1.17% 1.21% 1.16%
Alpha -0.07% -0.09% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.83% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.27% 0.29% 0.46%
Sortino 0.55% 0.39% 0.56%
Treynor 0.04% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.62% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.25% 15.43% 15.71% 14.82%
Beta 1.34% 1.17% 1.21% 1.16%
Alpha -0.13% -0.07% -0.09% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.86% 0.83% 0.86%
Sharpe -0.04% 0.27% 0.29% 0.46%
Sortino 0.02% 0.55% 0.39% 0.56%
Treynor 0.00% 0.04% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 97.62% -

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

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Fund Details

Start Date January 26, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $446

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00133

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located anywhere in the world, including emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The management of the Fund’s assets is assigned to a sub-manager whose investment approach involves a bottom-up, stock-driven approach to country and sector allocation. The sub-manager favours a growth management style with a focus on companies that can sustain above-average, long-term growth in sales and profits.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited

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 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.24%
Management Fee 1.72%
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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