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Desjardins Sustainable Canadian Equity Fund A Class

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(03-03-2026)
$15.70
Change
-$0.31 (-1.95%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Desjardins Sustainable Canadian Equity Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 15, 2017): 7.67%

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 -1.56% 1.02% 6.37% -1.56% 14.16% 18.00% 13.10% 8.70% 10.47% 9.00% 9.41% 7.80% - -
Benchmark 0.84% 6.12% 18.53% 0.84% 28.32% 26.75% 18.89% 14.30% 16.36% 14.10% 14.23% 12.41% 11.76% 12.88%
Category Average 0.29% 4.38% 12.47% 0.29% 20.62% 20.39% 14.79% 11.16% 13.72% 11.50% 11.70% 9.89% 9.41% 10.29%
Category Rank 708 / 765 719 / 763 679 / 745 708 / 765 648 / 722 541 / 694 548 / 673 574 / 642 537 / 574 481 / 537 468 / 520 431 / 467 - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.66% -2.47% 1.12% 5.51% 1.64% 0.81% 2.15% 3.05% 0.03% 1.23% 1.39% -1.56%
Benchmark -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.95% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - -10.55% 18.03% 5.67% 19.07% -12.25% 10.47% 18.20% 20.50%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87% 23.63%
Quartile Ranking - - 3 4 2 4 4 2 3 4
Category Rank - - 310/ 464 428/ 510 171/ 536 517/ 570 589/ 634 319/ 669 414/ 693 557/ 720

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.50% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.25% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 89.02
Income Trust Units 3.34
US Equity 2.43
International Equity 2.12
Cash and Equivalents 1.90
Other 1.19

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 38.87
Basic Materials 17.02
Industrial Services 9.72
Consumer Services 8.18
Technology 6.74
Other 19.47

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.96
Multi-National 1.38
Latin America 0.92
Europe 0.61
Asia 0.09
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.33
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 5.57
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.37
Bank of Montreal 3.96
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.96
Shopify Inc Cl A 3.75
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.25
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 3.24
Manulife Financial Corp 3.24
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 2.75

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 Sustainable Canadian Equity Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.82% 12.04% -
Beta 0.96% 0.96% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.05% -
Rsquared 0.89% 0.92% -
Sharpe 0.84% 0.66% -
Sortino 1.66% 1.00% -
Treynor 0.10% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 88.65% 88.64% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.08% 10.82% 12.04% -
Beta 0.70% 0.96% 0.96% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.04% -0.05% -
Rsquared 0.67% 0.89% 0.92% -
Sharpe 1.56% 0.84% 0.66% -
Sortino 3.22% 1.66% 1.00% -
Treynor 0.16% 0.10% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 81.84% 88.65% 88.64% -

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 November 15, 2017
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program, Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,104

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00165

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of Canadian corporations.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Manager evaluates the financial and extra-financial performance of corporations. From a financial perspective, the Portfolio Manager uses a disciplined investment process that relies on fundamental and trend analyses of issuers. The Portfolio Manager will consider, among other things, the corporations’ financial health, valuation and growth perspectives, as well as the quality of their management team. Trend analyses strengthen the Portfolio Manager’s conviction.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Anne Perreault
  • Pasquale Posteraro
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 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.89%
Management Fee 1.43%
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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