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Desjardins Sustainable International Equity Fund A-Class Units

International Equity

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(06-12-2025)
$11.97
Change
-$0.03 (-0.28%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 05, 2018): 4.56%

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 1.27% -1.80% 6.87% 5.63% 8.83% 9.02% 9.82% 3.05% 5.02% 4.44% - - - -
Benchmark 4.41% 4.30% 11.76% 11.59% 13.78% 15.73% 13.60% 7.71% 10.64% 8.79% 6.98% 6.69% 8.14% 6.91%
Category Average 4.11% 2.66% 9.19% 9.65% 11.68% 13.51% 11.74% 5.71% 9.17% 7.66% 6.02% 5.59% 6.91% 5.55%
Category Rank 809 / 809 715 / 789 538 / 785 601 / 785 500 / 763 660 / 733 574 / 704 620 / 685 628 / 645 589 / 609 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund -1.28% 4.64% 0.95% 1.62% -2.27% -1.67% 1.18% 8.53% -0.90% -4.08% 1.09% 1.27%
Benchmark -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.55% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.62% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 16.67% 5.99% 5.87% -17.57% 11.96% 10.87%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 3 3 4 4 3 3
Category Rank - - - - 347/ 587 377/ 637 557/ 667 601/ 689 528/ 719 504/ 754

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.67% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.57% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 86.73
US Equity 4.99
Canadian Equity 4.83
Cash and Equivalents 3.44
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 33.42
Consumer Goods 26.24
Healthcare 14.78
Financial Services 12.49
Industrial Services 7.86
Other 5.21

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 67.59
Asia 19.15
North America 13.26

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sap SE 9.17
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 5.46
Mastercard Inc Cl A 4.99
Constellation Software Inc 4.83
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 4.73
Nintendo Co Ltd 4.59
L'Oreal SA 4.43
Amadeus IT Group SA 4.00
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 3.87
Hermes International SCA 3.62

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 Sustainable International Equity Fund A-Class Units

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.32% 13.36% -
Beta 0.96% 0.99% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.05% -
Rsquared 0.85% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.47% 0.25% -
Sortino 0.94% 0.33% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 91.93% 86.27% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 11.54% 13.32% 13.36% -
Beta 1.15% 0.96% 0.99% -
Alpha -0.06% -0.03% -0.05% -
Rsquared 0.71% 0.85% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.48% 0.47% 0.25% -
Sortino 1.07% 0.94% 0.33% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 75.04% 91.93% 86.27% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A37.637.629.929.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 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) $1,014

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00170

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 outside of Canada and the United States, including emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

A systematic screening process combined with fundamental research to seek to identify companies that, according to the sub-manager, represent long-term investment opportunities considering the company’s quality, growth and valuation; - A proprietary research framework that includes the assessment of material ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues and the assessment of the climate strategy to select companies that have the prerequisites for delivering long-term sustainable value;

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Ninety One North America, Inc

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 2.26%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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