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Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund A Class

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(04-08-2025)
$28.00
Change
-$0.36 (-1.27%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 20, 2009): 8.14%

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 -3.66% -2.73% 2.66% -2.73% 7.86% 11.19% 7.95% 7.83% 13.07% 8.00% 8.02% 6.65% 7.33% 6.29%
Benchmark -1.51% 1.51% 5.33% 1.51% 15.81% 14.88% 7.77% 10.75% 16.76% 10.91% 10.51% 9.37% 10.36% 8.54%
Category Average -1.79% 0.66% 3.19% 0.66% 11.77% 11.90% 6.25% 9.22% 14.67% 9.19% 8.59% 7.58% 8.33% 6.89%
Category Rank 708 / 754 720 / 750 518 / 750 720 / 750 663 / 727 519 / 704 160 / 674 519 / 600 489 / 559 462 / 542 365 / 488 381 / 460 372 / 425 326 / 391
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 3 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -4.27% 0.46% 1.08% 4.95% -0.98% 4.00% 0.67% 7.03% -2.04% 2.43% -1.42% -3.66%
Benchmark -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.49% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.58% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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 245/ 387 216/ 415 439/ 458 107/ 484 428/ 530 337/ 556 327/ 591 620/ 659 45/ 698 383/ 724

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 91.41
US Equity 5.68
Cash and Equivalents 1.75
International Equity 1.16

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.35
Technology 15.92
Real Estate 12.22
Industrial Services 11.48
Consumer Services 11.38
Other 22.65

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.84
Europe 1.16

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Brookfield Corp Cl A 5.59
Canadian National Railway Co 5.45
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.34
Bank of Montreal 4.37
Constellation Software Inc 3.58
Open Text Corp 3.58
CAE Inc 3.52
TC Energy Corp 3.41
Intact Financial Corp 3.25
Atkinsrealis Group Inc 3.15

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)

Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.69% 13.56% 12.68%
Beta 0.88% 0.90% 0.90%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.79% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.34% 0.80% 0.41%
Sortino 0.66% 1.36% 0.46%
Treynor 0.05% 0.12% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 97.28% 98.42% 94.62%
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 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 11.94% 13.69% 13.56% 12.68%
Beta 0.98% 0.88% 0.90% 0.90%
Alpha -0.07% 0.01% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.80% 0.79% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.36% 0.34% 0.80% 0.41%
Sortino 0.78% 0.66% 1.36% 0.46%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.12% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 99.91% 97.28% 98.42% 94.62%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $478

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

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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