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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

Tactical Balanced

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(06-16-2025)
$21.23
Change
$0.13 (0.61%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 20, 1986): 4.72%

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 4.52% -1.56% 1.15% 0.75% 10.98% 13.14% 10.25% 3.25% 4.29% 2.19% 2.12% 1.64% 2.27% 2.27%
Benchmark 2.47% -1.84% 0.98% 0.80% 11.81% 12.20% 10.05% 5.83% 6.31% 6.62% 6.42% 6.01% 6.79% 6.61%
Category Average 2.53% -0.57% 0.00% 1.80% 8.65% 9.63% 6.31% 3.95% 5.99% 5.30% 4.62% 4.20% 4.70% 3.97%
Category Rank 12 / 322 228 / 318 69 / 318 215 / 318 116 / 318 51 / 312 18 / 312 216 / 305 235 / 295 259 / 288 235 / 264 225 / 249 211 / 234 146 / 163
Quartile Ranking 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 4 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 1.85% 0.71% 0.83% 1.37% 0.65% 3.96% 0.39% 3.02% -0.65% -4.92% -0.95% 4.52%
Benchmark 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47%

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/ 136 87/ 182 195/ 244 112/ 258 243/ 275 280/ 295 249/ 297 311/ 311 11/ 312 20/ 314

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 37.91
International Equity 22.69
Foreign Government Bonds 14.53
Cash and Equivalents 8.40
Foreign Corporate Bonds 7.78
Other 8.69

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 27.39
Technology 24.81
Consumer Services 10.70
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.40
Financial Services 5.51
Other 23.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.97
Europe 13.05
Asia 8.88
Multi-National 2.31
Latin America 0.81
Other -0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.25% 31-Dec-2025 7.93
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2031 4.33
NVIDIA Corp 3.61
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2029 3.51
Microsoft Corp 2.94
Amazon.com Inc 2.93
Vanguard Total World Bond ETF 2.31
United States Treasury 4.88% 31-May-2026 2.27
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.11
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) 1.98

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)

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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.67% 10.55% 9.43%
Beta 1.16% 1.22% 1.07%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.86% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.60% 0.22% 0.10%
Sortino 1.09% 0.23% -0.04%
Treynor 0.06% 0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 80.14%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 8.62% 10.67% 10.55% 9.43%
Beta 1.07% 1.16% 1.22% 1.07%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.65% 0.83% 0.86% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.84% 0.60% 0.22% 0.10%
Sortino 1.45% 1.09% 0.23% -0.04%
Treynor 0.07% 0.06% 0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 80.14%

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) $72

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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