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Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

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Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(06-04-2025) 		$9.40
Change
$0.08 (0.87%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 18, 2013): 3.77%

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 -2.43% -1.64% 0.22% -0.66% 8.68% 4.69% 4.95% -3.36% 3.73% 2.50% 1.42% 2.78% 5.47% 3.16%
Benchmark -3.13% -3.16% -1.45% -2.14% 10.27% 11.53% 7.80% 2.35% 7.32% 4.41% 3.97% 5.00% 7.54% 5.27%
Category Average -2.02% -1.57% 0.15% 0.66% 6.85% 8.59% 5.63% -1.22% 5.92% 2.97% 2.19% 3.40% 5.63% 3.55%
Category Rank 86 / 330 93 / 328 145 / 328 200 / 328 96 / 321 262 / 296 198 / 287 228 / 266 215 / 254 152 / 238 129 / 193 116 / 184 99 / 153 99 / 139
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 0.69% 0.98% -0.63% -0.46% 6.11% 1.61% -1.82% 2.76% 1.00% 0.42% 0.38% -2.43%
Benchmark 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.69% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.51% 2.89% 31.69% -13.44% 14.00% 21.89% -2.93% -13.80% 1.25% 10.25%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 1 4 4
Category Rank 42/ 138 94/ 149 35/ 179 157/ 192 136/ 234 93/ 254 145/ 257 67/ 275 270/ 294 266/ 308

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.69% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.80% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.38
Cash and Equivalents 2.62
US Equity 0.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 25.12
Financial Services 24.47
Consumer Services 11.65
Real Estate 10.47
Industrial Goods 5.84
Other 22.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 73.85
Latin America 12.47
Africa and Middle East 3.56
Europe 3.22
North America 2.62
Other 4.28

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.56
AIA Group Ltd 5.11
Tencent Music Entertainment Group - ADR Cl A 4.68
DiDi Global, ADR 4.28
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA 3.94
HDFC Bank Ltd 3.89
SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd 3.80
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd 3.48
Ke Holdings Inc - ADR Cl A 2.67
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.62

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)

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Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.82% 14.19% 14.27%
Beta 0.99% 1.06% 1.00%
Alpha -0.03% -0.04% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.84% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.13% 0.16% 0.17%
Sortino 0.36% 0.19% 0.12%
Treynor 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 70.01% 55.93%
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 7.67% 13.82% 14.19% 14.27%
Beta 0.69% 0.99% 1.06% 1.00%
Alpha 0.02% -0.03% -0.04% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.86% 0.84% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.64% 0.13% 0.16% 0.17%
Sortino 1.57% 0.36% 0.19% 0.12%
Treynor 0.07% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 70.01% 55.93%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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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

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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

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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 October 18, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $209

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00149

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, and the equity related securities of corporations located or operating in emerging markets. The Fund can also invest in securities of exchange-traded funds to gain an exposure to emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The management of this Fund is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a bottom-up investment strategy that is based on a rigorous analysis of cash flows, balance sheets, life cycle and sources of a corporation's future returns and in-depth knowledge of managerial teams.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

Wellington Management Canada ULC

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 25

Fees

MER 2.59%
Management Fee 2.05%
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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