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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

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Tactical Balanced

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NAVPS
(05-28-2025) 		$21.14
Change
-$0.06 (-0.27%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 20, 1986): 4.61%

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 -0.95% -6.43% 0.61% -3.60% 7.44% 10.90% 7.57% 1.92% 3.61% 1.12% 1.56% 1.07% 2.02% 1.89%
Benchmark -2.19% -4.23% 1.37% -1.63% 11.00% 10.11% 8.82% 5.03% 6.22% 5.84% 6.18% 5.77% 6.97% 6.59%
Category Average -1.24% -2.99% 0.42% -0.71% 8.31% 7.21% 5.38% 3.53% 5.87% 4.47% 4.35% 3.89% 4.59% 3.79%
Category Rank 109 / 329 306 / 326 159 / 326 300 / 326 224 / 325 45 / 320 37 / 320 256 / 311 259 / 303 262 / 289 244 / 269 227 / 249 203 / 227 148 / 165
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 4 3 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.19% 1.85% 0.71% 0.83% 1.37% 0.65% 3.96% 0.39% 3.02% -0.65% -4.92% -0.95%
Benchmark 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.36% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.94% 6.63% 3.93% -3.33% 9.04% -4.34% 6.10% -21.98% 14.31% 19.38%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 0.31% 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 64/ 139 88/ 185 198/ 247 115/ 265 250/ 283 287/ 303 254/ 305 319/ 319 11/ 320 20/ 322

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.38% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-21.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 38.28
International Equity 23.11
Foreign Government Bonds 12.37
Cash and Equivalents 12.23
Foreign Corporate Bonds 7.22
Other 6.79

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 24.91
Technology 23.77
Cash and Cash Equivalent 12.22
Consumer Services 10.78
Financial Services 5.74
Other 22.58

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 76.78
Europe 13.40
Asia 8.93
Latin America 0.79
Africa and Middle East 0.04
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.25% 31-Dec-2025 8.50
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2031 4.56
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2029 3.69
NVIDIA Corp 3.03
Amazon.com Inc 2.75
Microsoft Corp 2.62
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 2.42
United States Treasury 4.88% 31-May-2026 2.36
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.04
Apple Inc 2.03

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: H.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return456789101112131415-4%-2%0%2%4%6%8%10%12%

Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.66% 10.39% 9.33%
Beta 1.16% 1.21% 1.06%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.86% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.37% 0.16% 0.07%
Sortino 0.70% 0.14% -0.09%
Treynor 0.03% 0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 75.84%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.69% 10.66% 10.39% 9.33%
Beta 0.97% 1.16% 1.21% 1.06%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.65% 0.83% 0.86% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.49% 0.37% 0.16% 0.07%
Sortino 0.83% 0.70% 0.14% -0.09%
Treynor 0.04% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 75.84%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A42.7​42.740.8​40.80%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 August 20, 1986
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $70

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00007

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a superior total return by primarily investing in equity and fixed-income securities throughout the world. The proportion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in equity and fixed-income securities may vary depending on market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The Fund's target asset allocation is 40% fixed income and 60% equity. The sub-manager may change the Fund's exposure to fixed income and equity securities up to +/-15% of the target allocation in order to adapt the Fund's portfolio to market conditions.

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

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 2.29%
Management Fee 1.80%
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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