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Desjardins Global Infrastructure Fund A Class

Global Infrastruct Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(09-17-2025)
$13.66
Change
$0.03 (0.22%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Global Infrastructure Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 18, 2013): 7.42%

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 0.14% 2.36% 2.29% 8.41% 10.12% 13.03% 6.59% 5.89% 7.09% 4.38% 5.91% 5.00% 5.44% 5.97%
Benchmark 1.95% 8.70% 6.48% 9.53% 18.27% 20.41% 19.42% 10.35% 13.21% 13.28% 11.46% 12.05% 12.09% 11.60%
Category Average 0.38% 2.64% 7.13% 11.03% 14.93% 14.56% 8.87% 7.68% 8.98% 6.01% 6.78% 5.86% 6.28% -
Category Rank 76 / 149 95 / 147 136 / 147 117 / 143 130 / 140 97 / 140 101 / 132 99 / 112 92 / 104 89 / 92 68 / 81 71 / 75 66 / 71 47 / 53
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 2.41% -0.17% 3.63% -4.12% 3.52% 2.38% 0.83% -2.51% 1.67% 0.39% 1.82% 0.14%
Benchmark 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.61% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.89% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 11.54% 7.63% 8.56% -1.00% 18.46% -6.71% 10.12% 1.12% -0.97% 13.68%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - 10.97% -3.31% 19.09% -6.43% 11.71% 0.47% 2.25% 14.60%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 3 2 4 3 4 2 4 3
Category Rank 6/ 48 25/ 57 50/ 75 29/ 76 68/ 88 54/ 92 79/ 105 54/ 115 117/ 137 98/ 140

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.46% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.71% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 57.61
International Equity 32.06
Income Trust Units 6.63
Cash and Equivalents 3.71

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Utilities 43.70
Industrial Services 35.08
Energy 9.64
Real Estate 6.68
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.71
Other 1.19

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 61.32
Europe 18.62
Asia 12.69
Latin America 7.38

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
American Electric Power Co Inc 4.75
Norfolk Southern Corp 4.69
Duke Energy Corp 4.56
Transurban Group - Units 4.34
National Grid PLC 4.26
Sempra Energy 3.86
Xcel Energy Inc 3.80
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.71
Nextera Energy Inc 3.56
Cheniere Energy Inc 3.55

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 Global Infrastructure Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Infrastruct Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.73% 11.10% 10.91%
Beta 0.74% 0.64% 0.63%
Alpha -0.07% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.49% 0.47% 0.45%
Sharpe 0.26% 0.44% 0.42%
Sortino 0.51% 0.63% 0.45%
Treynor 0.04% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 81.06% 85.74% 75.41%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 8.02% 11.73% 11.10% 10.91%
Beta 0.39% 0.74% 0.64% 0.63%
Alpha 0.03% -0.07% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.25% 0.49% 0.47% 0.45%
Sharpe 0.86% 0.26% 0.44% 0.42%
Sortino 1.35% 0.51% 0.63% 0.45%
Treynor 0.18% 0.04% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 78.56% 81.06% 85.74% 75.41%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 October 18, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $76

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00148

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide an income return and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of corporations throughout the world that operate in the infrastructure sector.

Investment Strategy

The management of the Fund's assets is assigned to a sub-manager who, by means of quality and valuation based criteria, uses a bottom-up fundamental analysis in its securities selection and the portfolio construction. The Fund's portfolio consists primarily of equity securities of infrastructure corporations. These corporations are active in industries that are involved in the operation and maintenance of a wide range of public utilities and infrastructure needed to run a city, region or country

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

First Sentier Investors Australia IM Limited

  • Peter Meany

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 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 25

Fees

MER 2.41%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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