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Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

Emerging Markets Equity

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NAVPS
(01-27-2026)
$10.07
Change
-$0.01 (-0.08%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Desjardins Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 18, 2013): 4.40%

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 -0.03% -5.07% 1.32% 9.71% 9.71% 9.98% 6.99% 1.37% 0.49% 3.78% 5.18% 2.65% 5.53% 5.26%
Benchmark -0.34% 0.10% 12.30% 18.65% 18.65% 20.14% 15.60% 7.86% 6.26% 7.11% 8.27% 6.37% 8.43% 8.38%
Category Average 1.24% 3.48% 15.42% 28.25% 28.25% 20.10% 16.16% 6.70% 4.62% 6.66% 7.83% 5.14% 7.55% 7.44%
Category Rank 288 / 330 324 / 327 324 / 327 315 / 323 315 / 323 297 / 303 284 / 290 250 / 271 227 / 252 221 / 249 201 / 229 169 / 188 149 / 175 123 / 145
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 1.00% 0.42% 0.38% -2.43% 4.65% 4.15% 1.21% 2.83% 2.55% 0.53% -5.54% -0.03%
Benchmark 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.69% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 2.89% 31.69% -13.44% 14.00% 21.89% -2.93% -13.80% 1.25% 10.25% 9.71%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 3 2 3 1 4 4 4
Category Rank 90/ 145 35/ 175 155/ 188 134/ 229 94/ 249 140/ 252 66/ 271 266/ 290 261/ 303 315/ 323

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.69% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.80% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 92.39
Cash and Equivalents 5.37
Income Trust Units 2.24
US Equity 0.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 41.61
Consumer Services 11.56
Financial Services 11.33
Telecommunications 7.50
Real Estate 6.26
Other 21.74

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 78.25
Europe 6.67
Latin America 6.17
North America 5.37
Africa and Middle East 3.54

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.63
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.37
DiDi Global Inc - ADR Cl A 4.16
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 3.20
Jumbo SA Cl R 3.15
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.13
Cia de Saneamento Basico Estdo Sao Plo 3.00
E Ink Holdings Inc 2.90
CIG ShangHai Co Ltd Cl A 2.67
Naspers Ltd 2.62

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 Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund A Class

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.15% 13.14% 14.12%
Beta 0.86% 0.98% 1.00%
Alpha -0.06% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.34% -0.11% 0.30%
Sortino 0.66% -0.19% 0.34%
Treynor 0.04% -0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 99.20% - 74.22%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 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 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.64% 10.15% 13.14% 14.12%
Beta 0.77% 0.86% 0.98% 1.00%
Alpha -0.04% -0.06% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.61% 0.77% 0.81% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.74% 0.34% -0.11% 0.30%
Sortino 1.06% 0.66% -0.19% 0.34%
Treynor 0.09% 0.04% -0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 98.35% 99.20% - 74.22%

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) $229

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00149

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, and the equity related securities of corporations located or operating in emerging markets. The Fund can also invest in securities of exchange-traded funds to gain an exposure to emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The management of this Fund is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a bottom-up investment strategy that is based on a rigorous analysis of cash flows, balance sheets, life cycle and sources of a corporation's future returns and in-depth knowledge of managerial teams.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Wellington Management Canada ULC

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 2.59%
Management Fee 2.05%
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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