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Desjardins Overseas Equity Growth Fund A Class

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Fundata ESG GradeE Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade E

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2021, 2020, 2018

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NAVPS
(05-07-2025) 		-
Change -

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Desjardins Overseas Equity Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 14, 2010): 8.83%

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 -8.91% -2.97% -1.98% -2.97% 6.19% 5.93% 2.52% -4.70% 7.30% 7.06% 5.63% 8.15% 9.23% 6.96%
Benchmark -0.76% 6.17% 3.52% 6.17% 9.71% 12.44% 9.87% 6.83% 11.42% 7.63% 6.31% 7.07% 7.88% 6.53%
Category Average -1.35% 5.36% 2.43% 5.36% 9.01% 10.71% 8.53% 5.43% 10.39% 6.66% 5.41% 6.08% 6.73% 5.41%
Category Rank 800 / 800 794 / 796 678 / 794 794 / 796 526 / 770 675 / 734 701 / 711 682 / 688 620 / 651 341 / 615 322 / 540 72 / 478 44 / 426 93 / 370
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.39% 5.50% -0.42% 0.86% 0.23% 4.50% -0.74% 2.87% -1.08% 7.78% -1.16% -8.91%
Benchmark -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.51% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.15% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.43% -5.25% 33.99% -9.12% 26.67% 73.82% -6.15% -33.99% 9.72% 18.59%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 3 1 1 4 4 4 1
Category Rank 260/ 367 333/ 411 4/ 471 305/ 531 35/ 598 5/ 648 671/ 678 700/ 700 688/ 730 19/ 765

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

73.82% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-33.99% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 88.88
US Equity 6.06
Canadian Equity 3.04
Cash and Equivalents 2.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 39.74
Consumer Goods 16.38
Consumer Services 11.98
Financial Services 10.84
Healthcare 8.24
Other 12.82

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 55.40
Asia 26.21
North America 11.12
Latin America 4.54
Africa and Middle East 2.73

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Spotify Technology SA 6.97
Adyen NV 5.51
ASML Holding NV 4.33
Ferrari NV 3.84
Atlas Copco AB Cl A 3.66
argenx SE 3.42
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 3.42
Hermes International SCA 3.28
Mercadolibre Inc 3.21
Shopify Inc Cl A 3.04

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 Overseas Equity Growth Fund A Class

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 20.61% 21.64% 18.41%
Beta 1.34% 1.36% 1.21%
Alpha -0.09% -0.06% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.62% 0.64%
Sharpe 0.03% 0.32% 0.37%
Sortino 0.12% 0.47% 0.45%
Treynor 0.00% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 94.29% 88.91% 88.02%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.93% 20.61% 21.64% 18.41%
Beta 1.18% 1.34% 1.36% 1.21%
Alpha -0.04% -0.09% -0.06% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.72% 0.62% 0.64%
Sharpe 0.21% 0.03% 0.32% 0.37%
Sortino 0.41% 0.12% 0.47% 0.45%
Treynor 0.03% 0.00% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 94.29% 88.91% 88.02%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A9.9​9.969.8​69.80%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 May 14, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $135

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00032

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located or operating outside of Canada and the United States. The Fund may also invest in equity and equity-related securities of companies located or operating in emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The management of the Fund’s assets is assigned to a sub-manager whose investment approach involves a bottom-up, stock driven approach to country and sector allocation. The sub-manager favours a growth management style with a focus on companies that can sustain above-average growth in earnings and cash flows and whose securities are traded at a reasonable price.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.
Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar

Desjardins Investments Inc.
Distributor

-

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 2.26%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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