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Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(04-27-2026)
$28.22
Change
-$0.17 (-0.58%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 20, 2002): 7.39%

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 -4.50% 2.28% 5.43% 2.28% 21.89% 18.29% 17.74% 11.61% 12.98% 19.23% 10.63% 8.78% 8.41% 9.48%
Benchmark -4.32% 3.93% 10.43% 3.93% 34.83% 24.96% 21.18% 13.97% 15.19% 19.59% 14.05% 13.29% 11.94% 12.59%
Category Average -4.01% 2.61% 7.16% 2.61% 26.02% 18.68% 16.42% 10.88% 12.39% 16.49% 11.45% 10.63% 9.48% 9.98%
Category Rank 558 / 760 501 / 756 601 / 747 501 / 756 563 / 715 404 / 687 238 / 669 275 / 640 271 / 571 115 / 534 397 / 517 419 / 463 362 / 435 306 / 405
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.55% 4.39% 2.12% 0.27% 3.18% 4.25% 0.20% 1.70% 1.15% 0.68% 6.37% -4.50%
Benchmark -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72% -4.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.76% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-23.44% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 17.43% 12.61% -11.98% 12.34% -6.85% 27.33% -4.08% 11.97% 23.63% 20.36%
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 2 1 4 4 4 1 2 2 1 4
Category Rank 194/ 396 13/ 433 382/ 459 501/ 505 526/ 531 130/ 565 260/ 629 173/ 662 39/ 683 555/ 710

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 90.09
International Equity 2.61
Canadian Government Bonds 2.23
Cash and Equivalents 2.03
Income Trust Units 1.64
Other 1.40

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 28.80
Energy 16.58
Basic Materials 13.53
Consumer Services 8.30
Industrial Services 7.55
Other 25.24

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.43
Multi-National 1.96
Europe 0.31
Africa and Middle East 0.30
Asia 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 9.31
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.31
Suncor Energy Inc 6.13
Enbridge Inc 6.04
iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF (XGD) 4.43
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.37
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.05
Cenovus Energy Inc 3.91
Bank of Montreal 3.87
Manulife Financial Corp 3.50

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.98% 12.55% 14.84%
Beta 0.89% 0.94% 1.07%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.21% 0.81% 0.56%
Sortino 2.31% 1.27% 0.67%
Treynor 0.15% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 80.82% 75.95% 80.09%
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 9 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 9.53% 10.98% 12.55% 14.84%
Beta 0.84% 0.89% 0.94% 1.07%
Alpha -0.05% -0.01% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.87% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.88% 1.21% 0.81% 0.56%
Sortino 3.66% 2.31% 1.27% 0.67%
Treynor 0.21% 0.15% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 89.12% 80.82% 75.95% 80.09%

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 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) $1,111

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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