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Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund A Class

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(07-25-2025) 		$28.87
Change
$0.26 (0.91%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 16, 2009): 14.23%

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 5.54% 11.14% 0.30% 0.30% 15.46% 22.24% 23.81% 8.07% 11.10% 13.22% 13.36% 14.69% 15.06% 13.61%
Benchmark 4.21% 5.29% 0.70% 0.70% 14.79% 21.58% 22.01% 13.98% 16.67% 15.87% 14.97% 15.11% 15.47% 14.65%
Category Average 4.11% 5.46% 0.47% 0.47% 10.63% 16.88% 17.15% 9.34% 13.21% 11.82% 11.14% 11.32% 11.70% 10.63%
Category Rank 271 / 1,341 180 / 1,312 564 / 1,295 564 / 1,295 173 / 1,274 240 / 1,208 168 / 1,157 781 / 1,087 818 / 1,020 412 / 975 248 / 878 151 / 816 129 / 740 121 / 650
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 1.09% -0.37% 2.35% 1.66% 7.79% 1.91% 3.73% -4.71% -8.70% -2.11% 7.58% 5.54%
Benchmark 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.07% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.99% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 24.43% -2.90% 21.50% 6.94% 31.46% 34.80% 11.38% -29.01% 34.18% 36.25%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 68/ 632 623/ 680 130/ 757 124/ 842 86/ 914 58/ 989 1,017/ 1,054 1,026/ 1,104 138/ 1,167 276/ 1,253

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

36.25% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-29.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 93.26
International Equity 3.59
Cash and Equivalents 1.76
Canadian Equity 1.40

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 52.47
Consumer Services 13.90
Financial Services 8.86
Healthcare 7.76
Consumer Goods 3.77
Other 13.24

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.42
Asia 1.58
Europe 1.49
Africa and Middle East 0.32
Latin America 0.21

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 9.47
Microsoft Corp 9.43
Apple Inc 6.32
Amazon.com Inc 5.76
Broadcom Inc 4.38
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.18
Alphabet Inc Cl C 4.00
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.49
Eli Lilly and Co 2.18
Netflix Inc 2.03

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return8101214161820222426280%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund A Class

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.13% 17.17% 16.24%
Beta 1.13% 1.19% 1.16%
Alpha -0.01% -0.07% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.17% 0.55% 0.76%
Sortino 2.20% 0.80% 1.09%
Treynor 0.17% 0.08% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 96.87% 90.58% 92.34%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.77% 16.13% 17.17% 16.24%
Beta 1.19% 1.13% 1.19% 1.16%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.07% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.88% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.74% 1.17% 0.55% 0.76%
Sortino 1.21% 2.20% 0.80% 1.09%
Treynor 0.10% 0.17% 0.08% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 89.42% 96.87% 90.58% 92.34%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A46.9​46.961.5​61.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A56.3​56.362.4​62.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A31.2​31.255.3​55.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A57.4​57.464.7​64.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 January 16, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $2,542

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00072

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth. The Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of United States companies and/or units of mutual funds which themselves invest primarily in equity and equity-related securities of United States companies.

Investment Strategy

The management of equity securities is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a growth management style. The sub-manager invests in securities of all caps that demonstrate high growth in terms of income and earnings or a significant potential for growth, primarily in U.S. markets. The sub-manager looks for companies that display superior income, earnings or cash flow growth.

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

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 2.08%
Management Fee 1.63%
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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