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Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund A Class

Canadian Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025)
$35.06
Change
-$0.23 (-0.64%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 20, 2009): 8.73%

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 2.47% 5.24% 14.02% 10.91% 17.06% 19.56% 18.15% 9.34% 13.19% 9.95% 9.14% 8.52% 8.18% 8.54%
Benchmark 5.40% 12.50% 22.09% 23.93% 28.60% 27.66% 21.31% 14.00% 16.68% 13.71% 12.74% 11.86% 11.56% 11.82%
Category Average 3.73% 8.50% 17.60% 18.38% 21.36% 22.37% 17.38% 11.53% 14.41% 11.36% 10.37% 9.59% 9.33% 9.56%
Category Rank 650 / 760 653 / 756 617 / 738 687 / 733 612 / 733 596 / 697 315 / 678 552 / 635 429 / 576 454 / 538 413 / 500 375 / 465 377 / 438 333 / 391
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 0.67% 7.03% -2.04% 2.43% -1.42% -3.66% 0.18% 5.47% 2.53% 0.50% 2.19% 2.47%
Benchmark 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.49% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.58% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -7.01% 16.72% 2.67% -7.04% 18.17% 1.73% 23.82% -12.50% 17.66% 18.60%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 1 4 3 3 4 1 3
Category Rank 239/ 378 208/ 406 429/ 448 107/ 473 422/ 519 337/ 545 320/ 580 609/ 647 45/ 682 382/ 707

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.82% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.50% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 92.37
US Equity 5.52
International Equity 1.20
Cash and Equivalents 0.91

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.56
Technology 18.03
Industrial Services 13.75
Real Estate 10.67
Consumer Services 9.61
Other 23.38

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.80
Europe 1.20

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Brookfield Corp Cl A 5.89
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.36
Bank of Montreal 4.92
Open Text Corp 4.78
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.59
Canadian National Railway Co 4.36
CAE Inc 3.94
Franco-Nevada Corp 3.24
TC Energy Corp 3.24
Constellation Software Inc 2.69

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 Dividend Growth Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.28% 13.37% 12.61%
Beta 0.82% 0.93% 0.90%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.79% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.19% 0.80% 0.57%
Sortino 2.52% 1.37% 0.72%
Treynor 0.16% 0.12% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 98.77% 98.79% 96.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.48% 11.28% 13.37% 12.61%
Beta 0.88% 0.82% 0.93% 0.90%
Alpha -0.07% 0.01% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.78% 0.79% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.28% 1.19% 0.80% 0.57%
Sortino 2.76% 2.52% 1.37% 0.72%
Treynor 0.15% 0.16% 0.12% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 99.96% 98.77% 98.79% 96.37%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A28.928.940.540.50%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 20, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $397

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00095

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide high dividend income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian equity securities. Any modification of the fundamental investment objective must be approved by the unitholders by a majority vote at a meeting called for this purpose.

Investment Strategy

The management of equity securities is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a growth at a reasonable price management style with an emphasis on dividend growth. The Fund’s assets are invested in Canadian and foreign equity securities of companies which earnings and income growth can support dividend distributions.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited

  • Charles Nadim

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 2.09%
Management Fee 1.65%
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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