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Desjardins Emerging Markets 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 GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2013, 2012

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025) 		$16.64
Change
-$0.05 (-0.31%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 23, 2007): 3.56%

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 -2.76% -2.22% 2.82% 0.42% 12.59% 11.95% 8.52% -0.50% 4.61% 1.37% 0.05% 0.32% 2.60% 1.41%
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 142 / 337 132 / 335 54 / 335 117 / 335 14 / 328 51 / 303 66 / 294 149 / 273 208 / 261 198 / 245 172 / 198 179 / 189 148 / 157 136 / 143
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 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 -0.08% 4.15% -0.03% -0.84% 5.77% 0.36% -1.51% 3.96% 2.70% 0.41% 0.15% -2.76%
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

12.11% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.00% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.96% 5.91% 17.96% -16.51% 13.92% 8.08% -11.84% -16.71% 9.19% 20.82%
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 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 1
Category Rank 84/ 142 72/ 153 177/ 184 189/ 197 138/ 241 243/ 261 251/ 264 170/ 282 132/ 301 14/ 315

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.82% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.17
Cash and Equivalents 1.83

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 34.40
Financial Services 20.98
Consumer Goods 8.64
Consumer Services 6.58
Real Estate 5.55
Other 23.85

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 68.95
Latin America 12.80
Africa and Middle East 10.65
Europe 5.77
North America 1.83

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.69
Tencent Holdings Ltd 6.24
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.70
Xiaomi Corp 2.27
Reliance Industries Ltd - GDR 2.01
Pop Mart International Group Ltd 1.98
ICICI Bank Ltd 1.94
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.83
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd 1.74
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.72

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return91011121314151617181920-5%0%5%10%15%20%

Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.59% 13.28% 13.76%
Beta 0.98% 1.02% 1.00%
Alpha 0.01% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.88% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.38% 0.22% 0.05%
Sortino 0.79% 0.29% -0.07%
Treynor 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 97.43% 97.22% 65.38%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.85% 13.59% 13.28% 13.76%
Beta 0.81% 0.98% 1.02% 1.00%
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.87% 0.88% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.97% 0.38% 0.22% 0.05%
Sortino 2.52% 0.79% 0.29% -0.07%
Treynor 0.11% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.43% 97.22% 65.38%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A37.1​37.135.0​35.00%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 January 23, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $483

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00067

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s portfolio consists primarily of shares of foreign corporations in emerging markets selected from all sectors of the economy as well as emerging markets exchange-traded funds.

Investment Strategy

The management of the Fund’s assets is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a bottom-up investment strategy that uses a flexible analysis for determining the value of emerging-market businesses. Depending on the business’s development cycle (start-up, growth, stable growth, maturity, renaissance) and capital structure, various financial parameters and ratios are used to assess its intrinsic 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

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 2.42%
Management Fee 1.81%
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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