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Desjardins Sustainable Canadian Bond Fund A Class

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(11-04-2025)
$9.14
Change
-$0.01 (-0.05%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Sustainable Canadian Bond Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 08, 2015): 1.04%

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 1.83% 1.47% 0.89% 2.67% 2.65% 7.54% 4.37% 0.16% -0.70% 0.34% 1.42% 1.28% 0.63% 1.05%
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 339 / 493 384 / 489 337 / 479 332 / 478 297 / 472 243 / 438 277 / 417 270 / 409 294 / 385 309 / 369 290 / 349 273 / 323 262 / 301 236 / 266
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 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 -1.00% 1.67% -0.67% 1.07% 1.06% -0.38% -0.71% 0.09% 0.04% -0.68% 0.34% 1.83%
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

4.38% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.67% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - 0.29% 1.07% -0.07% 5.71% 7.33% -3.56% -12.41% 6.40% 3.96%
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 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3
Category Rank - 266/ 274 261/ 308 288/ 329 266/ 358 332/ 370 346/ 392 312/ 409 217/ 418 247/ 442

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.33% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.41% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 50.22
Canadian Corporate Bonds 42.07
Canadian Bonds - Other 6.56
Cash and Equivalents 0.91
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.29

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.15
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.91

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Sep-2027 4.87
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 3.59
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Mar-2028 3.16
Ontario Province 4.60% 02-Jun-2039 2.12
Quebec Province 5.00% 01-Dec-2041 2.06
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Dec-2031 1.57
Ontario Province 4.70% 02-Jun-2037 1.57
Canada Government 2.00% 01-Dec-2051 1.56
Quebec Province 5.75% 01-Dec-2036 1.50
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Sep-2030 1.44

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 Sustainable Canadian Bond Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.76% 6.07% 5.27%
Beta 0.98% 0.99% 0.99%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe 0.08% -0.52% -0.12%
Sortino 0.42% -0.75% -0.46%
Treynor 0.00% -0.03% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 70.84% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 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 3.38% 5.76% 6.07% 5.27%
Beta 1.01% 0.98% 0.99% 0.99%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.99% 0.92% 0.95% 0.96%
Sharpe -0.08% 0.08% -0.52% -0.12%
Sortino -0.15% 0.42% -0.75% -0.46%
Treynor 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% -0.01%
Tax Efficiency 42.16% 70.84% - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 08, 2015
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment, Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2,024

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00015

Investment Objectives

The objective is to provide unitholders with a high and regular income return, as well as a greater security of capital by investing primarily in various debt instruments of Canadian governments and corporations and, on an ancillary basis, in foreign debt instruments.

Investment Strategy

The Fund’s investment process begins by selecting issuers with a responsible investment approach so as to create a list of securities that may be invested in.

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

-

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 0.78%
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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