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Desjardins Global Equity Growth Fund A Class

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FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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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

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(08-13-2025) 		$20.72
Change
$0.12 (0.58%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Global Equity Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 26, 2015): 8.88%

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 3.37% 17.21% 1.37% 8.10% 14.41% 13.58% 13.89% 2.19% 6.07% 8.58% 7.76% 9.07% 9.95% 8.70%
Benchmark 2.87% 12.34% 3.36% 7.43% 16.06% 19.13% 18.12% 10.84% 13.49% 12.68% 11.33% 11.90% 11.97% 10.74%
Category Average 1.70% 10.25% 1.86% 6.46% 12.03% 14.77% 13.76% 7.33% 10.54% 9.74% 8.70% 9.04% 9.17% 8.03%
Category Rank 296 / 2,134 145 / 2,105 1,079 / 2,081 560 / 2,079 639 / 2,043 1,247 / 1,932 935 / 1,828 1,585 / 1,662 1,432 / 1,498 1,035 / 1,434 919 / 1,269 605 / 1,111 398 / 1,001 342 / 817
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.10% 3.19% 0.31% 4.07% -1.84% 6.65% -2.89% -7.57% -3.66% 7.83% 5.16% 3.37%
Benchmark 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.04% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.04% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - -0.01% 22.48% -3.42% 23.90% 31.38% 5.19% -24.45% 14.94% 18.45%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - 4 1 2 1 1 4 4 3 3
Category Rank - 685/ 881 70/ 1,032 431/ 1,179 287/ 1,374 93/ 1,456 1,525/ 1,571 1,574/ 1,722 954/ 1,861 1,329/ 1,975

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

31.38% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.45% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 61.26
International Equity 33.44
Canadian Equity 2.94
Cash and Equivalents 2.36

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 40.81
Consumer Services 14.15
Financial Services 11.37
Industrial Goods 8.41
Healthcare 7.21
Other 18.05

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 66.57
Asia 16.48
Europe 14.25
Latin America 2.49
Africa and Middle East 0.23

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 5.96
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.91
Microsoft Corp 4.77
Amazon.com Inc 4.26
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 3.62
Prosus NV 3.40
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.36
DoorDash Inc Cl A 2.22
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.17
Martin Marietta Materials Inc 2.08

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 Equity Growth Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.21% 15.79% 14.98%
Beta 1.27% 1.21% 1.17%
Alpha -0.08% -0.09% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.67% 0.29% 0.52%
Sortino 1.32% 0.40% 0.66%
Treynor 0.08% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.96% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 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 16.00% 15.21% 15.79% 14.98%
Beta 1.50% 1.27% 1.21% 1.17%
Alpha -0.08% -0.08% -0.09% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.87% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.72% 0.67% 0.29% 0.52%
Sortino 1.23% 1.32% 0.40% 0.66%
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 97.96% -

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 January 26, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $454

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00133

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located anywhere in the world, including emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The management of the Fund’s assets is assigned to a sub-manager whose investment approach involves a bottom-up, stock-driven approach to country and sector allocation. The sub-manager favours a growth management style with a focus on companies that can sustain above-average, long-term growth in sales and profits.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

Baillie Gifford Overseas 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 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.24%
Management Fee 1.72%
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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