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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013, 2012

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NAVPS
(03-09-2026)
$20.52
Change
-$0.66 (-3.14%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 23, 2007): 5.58%

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 6.62% 17.30% 29.57% 15.70% 44.77% 31.95% 23.69% 15.26% 6.79% 9.17% 7.77% 4.57% 5.82% 7.15%
Benchmark 3.03% 7.32% 15.33% 7.69% 26.72% 22.67% 18.04% 11.04% 7.01% 9.84% 8.70% 6.54% 8.44% 10.23%
Category Average 5.74% 15.40% 26.42% 13.99% 43.17% 26.62% 20.30% 11.98% 6.54% 10.27% 8.92% 6.40% 8.30% 9.74%
Category Rank 81 / 324 90 / 322 99 / 319 104 / 324 133 / 316 44 / 298 58 / 283 61 / 275 138 / 245 170 / 241 161 / 223 149 / 184 153 / 174 130 / 143
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.15% -2.76% 4.43% 4.93% 3.35% 1.31% 8.36% 5.29% -3.18% 1.38% 8.52% 6.62%
Benchmark 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.11% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.00% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.91% 17.96% -16.51% 13.92% 8.08% -11.84% -16.71% 9.19% 20.82% 29.02%
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 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 1 2
Category Rank 61/ 140 164/ 170 175/ 183 132/ 222 227/ 241 231/ 245 159/ 264 121/ 283 13/ 295 139/ 315

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.02% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.14
Cash and Equivalents 1.96
Income Trust Units 0.90

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 40.63
Financial Services 17.61
Consumer Goods 7.07
Basic Materials 6.89
Industrial Goods 4.50
Other 23.30

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 71.10
Latin America 9.86
Africa and Middle East 9.49
Europe 3.31
North America 1.96
Other 4.28

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 10.28
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 9.73
SK Hynix Inc 5.93
Tencent Holdings Ltd 4.32
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.72
Delta Electronics Inc 2.37
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.96
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Cl B 1.93
Reliance Industries Ltd - GDR 1.62
Accton Technology Corp 1.52

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 Emerging Markets Fund A Class

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.40% 13.98% 14.14%
Beta 1.05% 1.06% 1.06%
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.85% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.61% 0.34% 0.43%
Sortino 4.21% 0.54% 0.53%
Treynor 0.17% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 99.56% 98.64% 97.17%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 13.54% 11.40% 13.98% 14.14%
Beta 1.26% 1.05% 1.06% 1.06%
Alpha 0.08% 0.04% 0.00% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.83% 0.85% 0.89%
Sharpe 2.65% 1.61% 0.34% 0.43%
Sortino 7.74% 4.21% 0.54% 0.53%
Treynor 0.29% 0.17% 0.04% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.56% 98.64% 97.17%

Fund Details

Start Date January 23, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $530

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00067

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s portfolio consists primarily of shares of foreign corporations in emerging markets selected from all sectors of the economy as well as emerging markets exchange-traded funds.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager seeks to invest in high quality, attractively valued companies, with improving operating performance, that are receiving increasing investor attention. This investment philosophy underpins the sub-manager’s 4Factor approach, and gives it four characteristics on which to value companies. The first two characteristics are grounded in traditional finance and highlight the type of asset the sub-manager wants to invest in.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Ninety One North America, Inc

  • Archie Hart
  • Varun Laijawalla

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 2.32%
Management Fee 1.81%
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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