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Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(03-09-2026)
$27.91
Change
$0.18 (0.64%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Desjardins Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 20, 2002): 7.63%

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 6.37% 8.33% 15.09% 7.10% 24.20% 24.13% 18.62% 13.75% 15.07% 14.91% 11.11% 9.30% 9.25% 10.64%
Benchmark 7.72% 10.06% 21.64% 8.62% 38.79% 30.37% 22.89% 16.36% 17.10% 16.70% 14.94% 13.89% 12.66% 13.67%
Category Average 6.59% 8.14% 15.80% 6.90% 28.94% 22.92% 17.83% 13.03% 14.35% 13.82% 12.24% 11.13% 10.14% 11.01%
Category Rank 464 / 749 286 / 744 434 / 727 312 / 745 560 / 704 269 / 675 273 / 656 263 / 625 256 / 557 206 / 522 401 / 506 398 / 454 340 / 429 280 / 397
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.69% 0.55% 4.39% 2.12% 0.27% 3.18% 4.25% 0.20% 1.70% 1.15% 0.68% 6.37%
Benchmark -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72%

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 186/ 389 13/ 427 369/ 451 491/ 495 515/ 520 130/ 553 256/ 617 166/ 650 42/ 674 546/ 700

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 92.77
International Equity 2.46
Canadian Government Bonds 1.98
Income Trust Units 1.73
Cash and Equivalents 1.07

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 28.90
Energy 12.85
Basic Materials 9.61
Exchange Traded Fund 9.40
Consumer Services 8.57
Other 30.67

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.54
Multi-National 2.46

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 9.21
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.24
iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF (XGD) 6.95
Enbridge Inc 6.07
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.81
Bank of Montreal 4.20
Suncor Energy Inc 4.18
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.77
Shopify Inc Cl A 3.75
Manulife Financial Corp 3.38

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 Canadian Equity Focused Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.65% 12.39% 14.83%
Beta 0.90% 0.94% 1.07%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.31% 0.98% 0.64%
Sortino 2.63% 1.56% 0.77%
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 81.89% 79.16% 82.05%
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 8.35% 10.65% 12.39% 14.83%
Beta 0.85% 0.90% 0.94% 1.07%
Alpha -0.06% -0.01% -0.01% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.85% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 2.36% 1.31% 0.98% 0.64%
Sortino 6.53% 2.63% 1.56% 0.77%
Treynor 0.23% 0.16% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 90.28% 81.89% 79.16% 82.05%

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) $1,164

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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