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DFS GIF - Global Balanced Growth - Desjardins Series 5

Tactical Balanced

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025

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NAVPS
(03-20-2026)
$6.79
Change
-$0.10 (-1.45%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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DFS GIF - Global Balanced Growth - Desjardins Series 5

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 28, 2022): 11.62%

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 -1.11% -2.59% 2.00% -1.24% 6.08% 9.44% 11.41% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 2.06% 1.81% 7.02% 3.12% 10.88% 13.46% 13.30% 8.68% 7.18% 7.94% 7.96% 7.24% 7.44% 7.70%
Category Average 3.07% 4.04% 8.59% 4.51% 12.42% 12.10% 10.75% 6.84% 6.50% 6.94% 6.53% 5.68% 5.43% 6.01%
Category Rank 141 / 141 141 / 141 135 / 135 141 / 141 118 / 123 83 / 120 24 / 115 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -5.04% -0.94% 4.42% 3.32% 1.75% 0.72% 2.85% 2.91% -1.08% -1.36% -0.14% -1.11%
Benchmark -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.10% (January 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.04% (March 2025)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - - - 13.21% 18.49% 9.70%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73% 10.14%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 1 1 3
Category Rank - - - - - - - 4/ 115 6/ 120 66/ 123

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.49% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

9.70% (2025)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 36.12
International Equity 23.07
Foreign Corporate Bonds 21.33
Foreign Government Bonds 8.36
Mortgages 4.44
Other 6.68

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 36.89
Technology 29.65
Consumer Services 8.91
Industrial Goods 5.77
Financial Services 4.06
Other 14.72

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 76.71
Europe 12.47
Asia 10.09
Latin America 0.66
Africa and Middle East 0.13

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class I 100.06
Cash and Cash Equivalents -0.06

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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

DFS GIF - Global Balanced Growth - Desjardins Series 5

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.60% - -
Beta 0.99% - -
Alpha -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.68% - -
Sharpe 0.97% - -
Sortino 1.89% - -
Treynor 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.23% 7.60% - -
Beta 1.14% 0.99% - -
Alpha -0.06% -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.65% 0.68% - -
Sharpe 0.42% 0.97% - -
Sortino 0.55% 1.89% - -
Treynor 0.03% 0.07% - -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - - -

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 28, 2022
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status -
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $3

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
IMPL180
IMPL185
IMPL189
IMPM180
IMPM185
IMPM189
IMPS180
IMPS185
IMPS189

Investment Objectives

To provide a superior total return by primarily investing in equity and fixed-income securities throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

Rely on the varied expertise of specialists for macroeconomic research and analysis, asset class management, sector and industry research and analysis, quantitative analysis and derivatives.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 500
SWP Min Withdrawal 25

Fees

MER 2.60%
Management Fee 2.35%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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