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Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

Canadian Equity

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FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025)
$28.29
Change
-$0.15 (-0.51%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 20, 2002): 7.31%

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 4.25% 7.86% 15.61% 16.77% 21.59% 22.42% 20.94% 13.29% 17.80% 11.38% 8.75% 8.20% 9.08% 9.01%
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 293 / 760 487 / 756 512 / 738 520 / 733 378 / 733 388 / 697 93 / 678 165 / 635 72 / 576 328 / 538 437 / 500 400 / 465 298 / 438 294 / 391
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 3 4 4 3 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.49% 6.67% -3.81% 3.81% -0.02% -2.69% 0.55% 4.39% 2.12% 0.27% 3.18% 4.25%
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

13.76% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-23.44% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -10.69% 17.43% 12.61% -11.98% 12.34% -6.85% 27.33% -4.08% 11.97% 23.63%
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 4 2 1 4 4 4 1 2 2 1
Category Rank 361/ 378 194/ 406 13/ 448 390/ 473 511/ 519 540/ 545 132/ 580 259/ 647 181/ 682 43/ 707

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.33% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.98% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 91.39
Cash and Equivalents 6.88
Income Trust Units 1.73

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.59
Basic Materials 13.68
Technology 11.35
Energy 10.98
Industrial Services 10.92
Other 22.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.60
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.52
Enbridge Inc 5.07
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 5.06
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.96
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.88
Bank of Montreal 4.62
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 3.51
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.50
Constellation Software Inc 3.49

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 Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.04% 13.68% 14.89%
Beta 0.92% 1.00% 1.08%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.32% 1.08% 0.54%
Sortino 2.79% 1.87% 0.62%
Treynor 0.17% 0.15% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 81.20% 82.89% 81.40%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 10.51% 12.04% 13.68% 14.89%
Beta 0.93% 0.92% 1.00% 1.08%
Alpha -0.04% 0.01% 0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.87% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.64% 1.32% 1.08% 0.54%
Sortino 3.43% 2.79% 1.87% 0.62%
Treynor 0.18% 0.17% 0.15% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 82.76% 81.20% 82.89% 81.40%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A26.626.640.540.50%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 December 20, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $944

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00083

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide unitholders with a reasonable income return and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s portfolio consists primarily of equity securities of Canadian corporations.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined investment process based on a bottom-up fundamental approach and a structured and thorough company analysis process focused on quality and valuation. The Fund invests primarily in large-cap companies that are leaders in their markets, and whose securities display attractive or temporarily unfavourable valuations.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Tommy Nguyen
  • Frédéric Dupont
  • Adam Poulin
Sub-Advisor

LSV Asset Management

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 1.89%
Management Fee 1.43%
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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