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Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund A Class

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(03-05-2026)
$34.13
Change
$0.12 (0.36%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Desjardins Dividend Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 20, 2009): 8.25%

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 -4.28% -4.47% -0.11% -4.28% 3.29% 11.14% 11.42% 7.32% 10.25% 8.15% 8.76% 7.57% 7.05% 8.03%
Benchmark 0.84% 6.12% 18.53% 0.84% 28.32% 26.75% 18.89% 14.30% 16.36% 14.10% 14.23% 12.41% 11.76% 12.88%
Category Average 0.29% 4.38% 12.47% 0.29% 20.62% 20.39% 14.79% 11.16% 13.72% 11.50% 11.70% 9.89% 9.41% 10.29%
Category Rank 757 / 765 761 / 763 728 / 745 757 / 765 715 / 722 686 / 694 637 / 673 631 / 642 540 / 574 504 / 537 492 / 520 440 / 467 415 / 438 385 / 404
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -1.42% -3.66% 0.18% 5.47% 2.53% 0.50% 2.19% 2.47% -0.15% -1.29% 1.11% -4.28%
Benchmark -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.49% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.58% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 16.72% 2.67% -7.04% 18.17% 1.73% 23.82% -12.50% 17.66% 18.60% 10.53%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87% 23.63%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 4 3 3 4 1 3 4
Category Rank 208/ 400 422/ 438 103/ 464 418/ 510 329/ 536 321/ 570 596/ 634 45/ 669 372/ 693 714/ 720

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 91.96
US Equity 5.27
Cash and Equivalents 1.49
International Equity 1.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.08
Industrial Services 17.67
Technology 14.59
Real Estate 9.71
Energy 8.87
Other 24.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.72
Europe 1.28

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.22
Brookfield Corp Cl A 5.83
Canadian National Railway Co 4.99
TC Energy Corp 4.19
Bank of Montreal 4.06
CAE Inc 3.56
Shopify Inc Cl A 3.48
Open Text Corp 2.92
RB Global Inc 2.91
Constellation Software Inc 2.87

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 10.35% 12.28% 12.62%
Beta 0.76% 0.86% 0.89%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.61% 0.71% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.73% 0.63% 0.53%
Sortino 1.44% 1.00% 0.66%
Treynor 0.10% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 98.49% 98.06% 95.78%
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 9.52% 10.35% 12.28% 12.62%
Beta 0.86% 0.76% 0.86% 0.89%
Alpha -0.18% -0.02% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.61% 0.71% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.12% 0.73% 0.63% 0.53%
Sortino 0.10% 1.44% 1.00% 0.66%
Treynor 0.01% 0.10% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 93.26% 98.49% 98.06% 95.78%

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) $158

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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