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Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

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Global Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(09-11-2024) 		$8.47
Change
$0.02 (0.26%)

As at August 31, 2024

As at August 31, 2024

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Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 14, 2016): -0.32%

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 0.79% 3.38% 3.28% 1.92% 7.22% 2.89% -4.03% -2.70% -2.16% -0.20% -0.33% -0.49% - -
Benchmark -0.22% 4.87% 3.98% 4.00% 6.25% 4.50% -2.49% -2.72% -1.51% 0.36% 0.67% 0.03% 0.80% 2.21%
Category Average 0.89% 3.76% 3.76% 2.83% 6.69% 3.54% -1.46% -0.82% 0.05% 1.12% 0.87% 0.78% 1.26% 1.35%
Category Rank 279 / 558 403 / 545 431 / 540 459 / 533 222 / 500 331 / 451 355 / 371 266 / 313 232 / 256 186 / 222 147 / 179 112 / 161 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund -2.51% 0.26% 3.52% 3.96% -0.37% -0.94% 1.10% -1.30% 0.11% 0.61% 1.94% 0.79%
Benchmark -3.16% 1.33% 2.61% 1.46% 0.01% 0.00% 0.40% -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.96% (December 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.81% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - 1.17% -0.98% 7.72% 5.94% -3.21% -18.66% 8.27%
Benchmark 10.42% 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72%
Category Average 4.74% 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33%
Quartile Ranking - - - 3 4 1 3 3 4 1
Category Rank - - - 92/ 167 155/ 195 41/ 239 193/ 268 218/ 324 387/ 390 23/ 470

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.27% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.66% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 47.91
Foreign Government Bonds 35.92
Cash and Equivalents 10.58
Canadian Government Bonds 5.58
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 89.42
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.58

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 74.75
North America 15.87
Asia 3.89
Latin America 3.58
Other 1.91

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.50
Austria Government 28-Nov-2024 3.72
Italy Government 1.50% 30-Apr-2045 3.02
United Kingdom Government 1.50% 31-Jul-2053 2.75
Germany Government 15-Aug-2050 2.65
Ferrovie dello St Italiane SpA 4.13% 23-May-2029 2.47
Vena Energy Capital 3.13% 26-Feb-2025 2.32
Spain Government 1.00% 30-Jul-2042 2.24
Romania Government 5.63% 22-Feb-2036 1.77
Export Development Canada 4.75% 05-Jun-2034 1.73

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.69% 7.17% -
Beta 0.75% 0.47% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.49% 0.20% -
Sharpe -0.92% -0.57% -
Sortino -1.07% -0.82% -
Treynor -0.09% -0.09% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility 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 6.51% 7.69% 7.17% -
Beta 0.83% 0.75% 0.47% -
Alpha 0.02% -0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.63% 0.49% 0.20% -
Sharpe 0.37% -0.92% -0.57% -
Sortino 1.22% -1.07% -0.82% -
Treynor 0.03% -0.09% -0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 93.59% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 14, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $207

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00167

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve a total return comprised of income and some long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in various “environmental bond” debt securities issued by governments, supranational organizations, development banks, government agencies and corporations throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

The Fund aims to invest in “environmental bonds” (also known as “green bonds”) that may be issued by corporations, supranational organizations, development banks, government agencies as well as national and regional governments, among others.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Mirova SA 07-24-2019
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. 07-24-2019

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Desjardins Investments Inc.
Advisor Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar Desjardins Investments Inc.
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 1.54%
Management Fee 1.19%
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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