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Desjardins Global Corporate Bond Fund A Class

Global Corp Fixed Income

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(08-12-2025)
$8.19
Change
-$0.02 (-0.22%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

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Desjardins Global Corporate Bond Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 18, 2013): 1.12%

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 0.38% 1.59% 2.37% 3.10% 3.36% 4.84% 2.27% -1.86% -1.09% 0.06% 1.18% 0.72% 0.68% 0.86%
Benchmark 0.68% 1.93% 1.34% 2.70% 6.50% 9.09% 7.01% 1.61% 0.38% 2.27% 3.10% 3.15% 2.61% 3.10%
Category Average 0.23% 1.60% 2.01% 2.77% 4.96% 6.42% 4.33% 0.99% 1.54% 2.28% 2.79% - - -
Category Rank 68 / 216 97 / 204 36 / 202 40 / 202 175 / 199 123 / 150 129 / 145 121 / 130 109 / 117 105 / 108 89 / 94 86 / 89 76 / 78 65 / 65
Quartile Ranking 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 1.53% 0.64% -1.48% 1.21% -1.60% 0.72% 1.29% -0.76% 0.25% 0.05% 1.15% 0.38%
Benchmark -0.54% 2.07% 0.44% 1.01% 0.69% 1.35% 1.09% 0.51% -2.16% -0.29% 1.53% 0.68%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.15% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.79% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.75% 2.14% 2.46% -3.91% 11.87% 5.89% -1.67% -16.74% 7.56% 2.05%
Benchmark 15.41% 0.66% 2.08% 5.22% 5.81% 8.39% -3.78% -10.63% 6.54% 10.41%
Category Average - - - - 9.03% 6.89% 0.56% -10.54% 7.62% 5.63%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 1 3 4 4 3 4
Category Rank 60/ 63 76/ 78 65/ 84 89/ 92 13/ 105 66/ 110 103/ 118 124/ 132 75/ 149 135/ 151

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.87% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.74% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 80.01
Foreign Government Bonds 12.72
Cash and Equivalents 3.34
US Equity 3.23
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.65
Other 0.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 93.42
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.34
Financial Services 3.23
Other 0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 59.96
Europe 40.03
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.13% 31-Aug-2030 2.42
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.26
United States Treasury 4.25% 15-May-2035 1.89
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-Mar-2028 1.69
European Investment Bank 4.75% 15-Jun-2029 1.45
United Kingdom Government 4.50% 07-Mar-2035 1.36
Sprint Capital Corp 6.88% 15-Nov-2028 1.22
Wells Fargo & Co - Pfd 1.15
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.58% 22-Apr-2031 1.00
Bank of America Corp 2.68% 19-Jun-2040 0.97

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Desjardins Global Corporate Bond Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.46% 7.09% 6.33%
Beta 0.91% 0.74% 0.50%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.47% 0.45% 0.26%
Sharpe -0.20% -0.48% -0.11%
Sortino -0.09% -0.70% -0.39%
Treynor -0.02% -0.05% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 25.05% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.66% 7.46% 7.09% 6.33%
Beta 0.12% 0.91% 0.74% 0.50%
Alpha 0.03% -0.04% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.02% 0.47% 0.45% 0.26%
Sharpe 0.05% -0.20% -0.48% -0.11%
Sortino 0.14% -0.09% -0.70% -0.39%
Treynor 0.01% -0.02% -0.05% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 55.21% 25.05% - -

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 Monthly
Assets ($mil) $956

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00145

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a high income return and some long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in fixed-income securities of corporations throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

The management of the Fund is entrusted to a sub-manager who combines macroeconomic top-down analysis with bottom-up fundamental credit research. The Fund will be investing primarily in investment-grade corporate bonds that have a credit rating of BBB or better, or any superior credit rating set by Standard & Poor (“S&P”) or any equivalent credit rating set by another designated rating agency.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Amundi Canada Inc.

Amundi (UK) Limited

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 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.44%
Management Fee 1.10%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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