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Desjardins Low Volatility Global Equity Fund A Class

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FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025) 		$15.07
Change
$0.14 (0.92%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Low Volatility Global Equity Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 26, 2015): 5.26%

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 -3.88% -3.65% 1.87% 0.46% 10.76% 10.45% 8.94% 6.61% 6.22% 4.45% 4.06% 4.03% 5.47% 5.48%
Benchmark -2.97% -7.99% 0.02% -4.37% 12.05% 15.36% 12.95% 8.94% 12.87% 10.21% 10.09% 9.79% 11.46% 10.10%
Category Average -2.36% -7.61% -0.68% -3.44% 8.76% 11.25% 9.41% 5.89% 10.36% 7.80% 7.70% 7.48% 8.67% 7.40%
Category Rank 1,669 / 2,117 277 / 2,105 322 / 2,092 262 / 2,101 680 / 2,031 1,134 / 1,907 1,112 / 1,772 745 / 1,617 1,420 / 1,480 1,331 / 1,422 1,155 / 1,222 1,002 / 1,070 870 / 921 703 / 788
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.72% 1.25% 4.05% 0.32% 0.96% 0.18% 3.85% -2.36% 4.26% 1.27% -1.02% -3.88%
Benchmark 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.38% (July 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.84% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - 4.27% 11.16% -7.24% 12.96% -3.42% 10.05% -7.37% 7.46% 18.29%
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 - 2 3 3 4 4 4 1 4 3
Category Rank - 418/ 878 742/ 1,036 856/ 1,183 1,222/ 1,382 1,400/ 1,464 1,432/ 1,583 274/ 1,735 1,756/ 1,883 1,362/ 2,000

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.29% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.37% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 62.80
International Equity 28.65
Canadian Equity 6.81
Cash and Equivalents 1.00
Income Trust Units 0.74

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.57
Financial Services 14.41
Healthcare 13.43
Consumer Goods 11.00
Consumer Services 8.49
Other 31.10

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 70.61
Europe 18.75
Asia 9.71
Latin America 0.46
Other 0.47

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 4.19
Apple Inc 2.97
NVIDIA Corp 1.37
Eli Lilly and Co 1.10
Walmart Inc 1.05
Visa Inc Cl A 1.01
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.00
AmerisourceBergen Corp 0.98
Deutsche Telekom AG Cl N 0.96
O'Reilly Automotive Inc 0.95

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 Low Volatility Global Equity Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.14% 8.93% 9.32%
Beta 0.66% 0.64% 0.69%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.72% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.56% 0.45% 0.44%
Sortino 1.08% 0.57% 0.42%
Treynor 0.08% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 91.67% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.67% 9.14% 8.93% 9.32%
Beta 0.74% 0.66% 0.64% 0.69%
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.64% 0.77% 0.72% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.79% 0.56% 0.45% 0.44%
Sortino 1.51% 1.08% 0.57% 0.42%
Treynor 0.09% 0.08% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 91.67% -

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
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $473

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00134

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation, while minimizing the portfolio's volatility. To achieve this, the Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of 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 who combines bottom-up fundamental research and quantitative analysis to select securities for the Fund. In addition, quantitative modeling is used at the portfolio level to aim to reduce the Fund’s overall volatility. The portfolio construction process is comprised of the four following main steps.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

Fidelity Investments 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 1,000
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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