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Desjardins Sustainable Emerging Markets Equity Fund A-Class Units

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(05-08-2026)
$14.04
Change
-$0.09 (-0.64%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 05, 2018): 3.79%

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 10.81% 6.51% 11.97% 15.45% 44.60% 22.16% 14.93% 11.68% 2.86% 5.59% 3.02% - - -
Benchmark 7.94% 2.12% 4.28% 6.74% 29.41% 19.46% 17.20% 12.84% 7.27% 10.72% 7.66% 6.85% 7.47% 9.55%
Category Average 11.29% 6.51% 13.65% 14.81% 46.28% 25.02% 19.93% 14.59% 6.85% 11.77% 8.27% 6.88% 7.46% 9.13%
Category Rank 192 / 320 202 / 318 247 / 316 175 / 318 230 / 312 254 / 303 246 / 280 241 / 275 225 / 253 232 / 240 221 / 228 - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 4.77% 3.19% 4.09% 1.49% 9.69% 3.08% -3.73% 0.74% 8.39% 6.92% -10.10% 10.81%
Benchmark 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03% -8.17% 7.94%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.81% (April 2026)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.58% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - 9.13% 14.80% -20.70% -15.33% 1.69% 12.52% 21.12%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking - - - 4 3 4 2 4 3 4
Category Rank - - - 205/ 224 137/ 240 236/ 244 109/ 263 249/ 278 202/ 289 271/ 309

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.12% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.70% (2021)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.47
Canadian Equity 1.84
US Equity 1.42
Cash and Equivalents 1.27

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 42.82
Financial Services 19.18
Industrial Goods 7.84
Consumer Goods 4.98
Basic Materials 4.82
Other 20.36

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 76.40
Latin America 9.21
Africa and Middle East 6.00
North America 4.53
Europe 3.84
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 10.32
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 9.89
Tencent Holdings Ltd 4.22
Delta Electronics Inc 3.71
Accton Technology Corp 2.64
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.47
Wiwynn Corp 2.12
Lotes Co Ltd 2.05
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd - Comn Cl A 1.94
Richter Gedeon Vegyeszeti Gyar Nyrt 1.92

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Sustainable Emerging Markets Equity Fund A-Class Units

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.35% 15.53% -
Beta 1.21 1.07 -
Alpha -0.05 -0.04 -
Rsquared 0.88% 0.82% -
Sharpe 0.75 0.07 -
Sortino 1.38 0.10 -
Treynor 0.10 0.01 -
Tax Efficiency 99.99% 99.96% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 20.30% 15.35% 15.53% -
Beta 1.33 1.21 1.07 -
Alpha 0.03 -0.05 -0.04 -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.88% 0.82% -
Sharpe 1.82 0.75 0.07 -
Sortino 3.28 1.38 0.10 -
Treynor 0.28 0.10 0.01 -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.99% 99.96% -

Fund Details

Start Date September 05, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $170

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00171

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located or operating in emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager applies a bottom-up fundamental approach combined with a top-down framework in order to search for high-quality, efficient, and sustainable companies trading at attractive valuations in emerging markets. Following the exclusion of issuers whose activities are covered in the Desjardins Sustainable Funds’ list of exclusions, ideas are sourced from extensive company meetings, broker research, industry analysis, and quantitative screens. A proprietary quantitative model ranks compani

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Hermes Investment Management Ltd.

  • Kunjal Gala

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 1,000
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.32%
Management Fee 1.82%
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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