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Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

Global Fixed Income

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NAVPS
(11-12-2025)
$8.46
Change
$0.02 (0.23%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 14, 2016): 0.04%

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 0.76% 1.66% 2.13% 2.58% 3.12% 6.33% 4.78% -1.98% -1.87% -1.05% 0.39% 0.10% 0.01% -
Benchmark 0.41% 3.39% 3.25% 5.03% 6.25% 8.07% 6.32% 1.02% -1.05% 0.26% 1.57% 1.35% 0.88% 1.59%
Category Average 0.49% 2.13% 2.38% 4.17% 3.97% 6.70% 4.87% 0.21% 0.07% 0.70% 1.64% 1.18% 1.12% 1.49%
Category Rank 58 / 240 177 / 236 125 / 226 179 / 220 140 / 220 96 / 194 56 / 160 123 / 135 85 / 104 82 / 96 74 / 89 59 / 74 48 / 65 -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 1.87% -1.32% 0.08% 0.85% -1.73% 1.25% -0.25% 0.73% -0.01% 0.23% 0.66% 0.76%
Benchmark 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53% -1.24% -1.07% 1.17% -0.22% 0.81% 2.14% 0.41%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.96% (December 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.81% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 1.17% -0.98% 7.72% 5.94% -3.21% -18.66% 8.27% 2.41%
Benchmark 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80%
Category Average 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33% 2.37%
Quartile Ranking - - 3 3 1 3 3 4 1 2
Category Rank - - 48/ 69 56/ 78 21/ 91 60/ 97 72/ 104 135/ 138 12/ 160 93/ 195

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 Government Bonds 55.39
Foreign Corporate Bonds 32.03
Canadian Government Bonds 8.95
Cash and Equivalents 3.62
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 96.38
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 60.76
North America 22.46
Asia 7.73
Latin America 6.73
Other 2.32

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
European Investment Bank 0.75% 23-Sep-2030 5.88
KfW 4.38% 28-Feb-2034 4.98
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.02
Export Development Canada 4.75% 05-Jun-2034 3.57
Italy Government 4.00% 30-Oct-2031 3.51
International Bank Recon Dvlpt 4.00% 06-May-2032 3.49
European Investment Bank 3.75% 14-Feb-2033 3.43
Germany Government 15-Aug-2050 2.99
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Mar-2032 2.99
Italy Government 4.05% 30-Oct-2037 2.94

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 Environmental Bond Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.38% 6.27% -
Beta 0.64% 0.64% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.41% 0.41% -
Sharpe 0.16% -0.69% -
Sortino 0.57% -0.91% -
Treynor 0.01% -0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 86.04% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.52% 5.38% 6.27% -
Beta 0.15% 0.64% 0.64% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.02% 0.41% 0.41% -
Sharpe 0.09% 0.16% -0.69% -
Sortino 0.05% 0.57% -0.91% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% -0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 60.78% 86.04% - -

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) $202

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Mirova SA

  • Marc Briand

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 1.42%
Management Fee 1.09%
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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