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Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund A Class

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(04-17-2026)
$4.10
Change
$0.01 (0.20%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 30, 1965): 5.70%

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 -0.93% 0.11% 0.22% 0.11% 1.81% 4.17% 3.97% 3.00% 1.58% 1.78% 1.74% 1.77% 1.45% 1.41%
Benchmark -0.88% 0.30% 0.63% 0.30% 2.37% 4.66% 4.32% 3.35% 2.02% 2.13% 2.27% 2.40% 2.11% 2.02%
Category Average -1.02% -0.06% 0.20% -0.06% 1.80% 3.88% 3.86% 2.80% 1.63% 2.03% 1.87% 1.92% 1.67% 1.62%
Category Rank 221 / 299 228 / 295 241 / 291 228 / 295 217 / 272 155 / 242 133 / 211 136 / 200 138 / 191 133 / 182 126 / 174 122 / 166 116 / 155 108 / 145
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.01% 0.09% 0.26% -0.13% 0.55% 0.81% 0.33% 0.11% -0.32% 0.40% 0.64% -0.93%
Benchmark 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75% 0.38% 0.22% -0.27% 0.45% 0.74% -0.88%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

63.30% (April 1967)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-39.11% (May 1967)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 0.38% -0.42% 0.52% 2.26% 4.47% -1.77% -4.54% 4.72% 5.57% 3.19%
Benchmark 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71% 3.77%
Category Average 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17% 3.22%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3
Category Rank 111/ 143 117/ 147 139/ 163 132/ 171 116/ 181 164/ 187 127/ 196 128/ 208 119/ 226 189/ 263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.57% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.54% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 58.94
Canadian Government Bonds 27.52
Canadian Bonds - Other 8.40
Cash and Equivalents 5.13
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 94.87
Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.13

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Jun-2031 14.11
Government of Canada 2.50% 01-Nov-2027 5.01
Canada Government 2.75% 01-May-2027 3.94
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Mar-2029 3.93
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.49% 08-Sep-2028 3.59
Scotia Capital NHA 4.10% 01-Jun-2029 2.95
Scotia Capital NHA 3.94% 15-Aug-2029 2.22
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.90% 02-Apr-2026 1.74
Canada Government 1.25% 01-Jun-2030 1.73
Bank of Montreal 5.04% 29-Apr-2028 1.61

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund A Class

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.21% 2.60% 2.11%
Beta 1.06% 1.07% 1.05%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.98% 0.96%
Sharpe 0.11% -0.48% -0.22%
Sortino 0.68% -0.67% -0.90%
Treynor 0.00% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 64.32% 30.50% 39.95%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.63% 2.21% 2.60% 2.11%
Beta 1.02% 1.06% 1.07% 1.05%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.98% 0.98% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.37% 0.11% -0.48% -0.22%
Sortino -0.85% 0.68% -0.67% -0.90%
Treynor -0.01% 0.00% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 16.85% 64.32% 30.50% 39.95%

Fund Details

Start Date June 30, 1965
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $288

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00001

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide unitholders with a high income return. The assets of this Fund consist primarily of corporate and government bonds. The Fund also invests in high-quality money market instruments and first mortgage loans. 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 portfolio manager selects the fixed-income securities of governmental and corporate issuers that for the most part have a maturity of one to five years. The portfolio manager primarily selects securities with a DBRS credit rating of BBB or better, or any equivalent credit rating set by another designated rating organization.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Mathieu Bouthot
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Distributor

Desjardins Investments Inc.

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 1.03%
Management Fee 0.76%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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