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Desjardins Enhanced Bond Fund A Class

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025)
$9.59
Change
-$0.01 (-0.05%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Enhanced Bond Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 12, 2004): 2.53%

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 1.87% 1.65% 1.18% 2.95% 2.94% 7.80% 4.55% -0.06% -0.41% 0.13% 1.30% 1.08% 0.54% 1.02%
Benchmark 1.80% 1.42% 0.76% 2.76% 2.66% 7.60% 4.42% 0.61% -0.31% 0.90% 2.13% 2.09% 1.48% 1.96%
Category Average 1.76% 1.43% 0.99% 2.68% 2.34% 7.26% 4.32% 0.08% -0.48% 0.58% 1.59% 1.45% 1.00% 1.40%
Category Rank 241 / 491 227 / 487 211 / 477 230 / 476 203 / 470 186 / 436 224 / 415 329 / 407 221 / 383 332 / 367 307 / 347 293 / 321 274 / 299 236 / 264
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -1.08% 1.82% -0.72% 1.10% 1.06% -0.42% -0.75% 0.21% 0.07% -0.63% 0.41% 1.87%
Benchmark -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37% 1.80%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.52% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.28% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.46% 1.08% 1.25% -0.94% 7.23% 5.33% -2.56% -13.16% 6.26% 3.95%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 3
Category Rank 219/ 250 197/ 272 244/ 306 319/ 327 41/ 356 360/ 368 136/ 390 398/ 407 243/ 416 247/ 440

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.23% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.16% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 52.92
Canadian Corporate Bonds 37.89
Canadian Bonds - Other 5.91
Cash and Equivalents 2.77
Foreign Government Bonds 0.27
Other 0.24

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.23
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.73
Europe 0.27

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Mar-2028 5.22
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Feb-2027 3.88
Quebec Province 5.00% 01-Dec-2041 3.51
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2033 3.28
First National Financial NHA 3.24% 01-Jun-2030 2.45
Royal Bank of Canada 4.00% 17-Oct-2029 2.41
Bank of Montreal 4.42% 17-Jun-2029 2.40
Quebec Province 5.00% 01-Dec-2038 2.09
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 2.09
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Dec-2031 1.66

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

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Desjardins Enhanced Bond Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.02% 6.40% 5.81%
Beta 1.01% 1.04% 1.04%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.93% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.11% -0.44% -0.10%
Sortino 0.45% -0.66% -0.40%
Treynor 0.01% -0.03% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 66.41% - -
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 3.54% 6.02% 6.40% 5.81%
Beta 1.05% 1.01% 1.04% 1.04%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.91% 0.93% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.01% 0.11% -0.44% -0.10%
Sortino -0.02% 0.45% -0.66% -0.40%
Treynor 0.00% 0.01% -0.03% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 27.48% 66.41% - -

Fund Details

Start Date January 12, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $1,015

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00051

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide unitholders with a high and regular income return, as well as a greater security of capital. The Fund’s portfolio consists of a variety of debt securities of Canadian governments and corporations, along with foreign debt securities. Any modification of the fundamental investment objective must be approved by the unitholders by a majority vote at a meeting called for this purpose.

Investment Strategy

The Portfolio Manager who, through credit research and economic analysis, combines fundamental and quantitative analyses in order to validate and optimize the opportunities that are available in the markets. The fundamental analysis of the economy and market anticipations allows the Portfolio Manager to establish a portfolio strategy in terms of timeframe, credit risk, interest-rate curve and sector allocation.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Francis SCOTT
Sub-Advisor

-

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 1.16%
Management Fee 0.77%
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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