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Desjardins Global Balanced Strategic Income Fund Class A

Tactical Balanced

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NAVPS
(10-13-2026)
$12.38
Change
-$0.03 (-0.20%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

As at September 30, 2026

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Desjardins Global Balanced Strategic Income Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 14, 2016): 5.67%

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 -1.42% -1.98% 5.51% 5.43% 6.64% 7.41% 11.37% 10.65% 5.59% 6.22% 5.81% 5.61% 5.58% 5.50%
Benchmark 0.35% -0.75% 9.44% 9.10% 9.32% 11.53% 14.97% 13.80% 7.48% 7.64% 7.95% 7.84% 7.90% 7.52%
Category Average -1.44% -0.83% 5.15% 6.24% 7.44% 8.64% 11.76% 10.32% 5.80% 6.73% 6.15% 5.76% 5.46% 5.32%
Category Rank 202 / 329 221 / 329 126 / 329 213 / 326 208 / 325 222 / 318 201 / 315 158 / 313 180 / 288 190 / 279 168 / 272 157 / 253 146 / 241 137 / 228
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 0.98% 0.44% -0.27% 1.50% 2.28% -3.75% 2.82% 3.00% 1.63% -1.05% 0.49% -1.42%
Benchmark 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06% -3.32% 3.53% 4.15% 2.26% -1.63% 0.55% 0.35%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.95% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.95% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 9.11% -2.70% 10.84% 6.13% 9.44% -10.03% 8.38% 11.35% 9.51%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73% 10.14%
Quartile Ranking - 1 2 4 2 3 3 2 3 3
Category Rank - 32/ 228 84/ 242 205/ 258 110/ 277 191/ 279 187/ 293 155/ 313 192/ 315 162/ 318

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.35% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.03% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 38.11
Foreign Corporate Bonds 34.96
International Equity 21.90
Cash and Equivalents 2.38
Foreign Government Bonds 1.69
Other 0.96

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.17
Technology 19.07
Financial Services 9.21
Healthcare 7.00
Consumer Services 4.19
Other 23.36

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.58
Europe 12.82
Asia 8.83
Latin America 0.39
Multi-National 0.33
Other 0.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.82
Apple Inc 1.88
Alphabet Inc Cl A 1.85
ASML Holding NV 1.56
Microsoft Corp 1.42
Texas Instruments Inc 1.24
Broadcom Inc 0.98
Keyence Corp 0.97
Visa Inc Cl A 0.86
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 0.84

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Global Balanced Strategic Income Fund Class A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.79% 8.13% 7.66%
Beta 0.93 0.92 0.94
Alpha -0.02 -0.01 -0.01
Rsquared 0.82% 0.86% 0.81%
Sharpe 1.14 0.34 0.48
Sortino 2.05 0.51 0.50
Treynor 0.08 0.03 0.04
Tax Efficiency 72.34% 60.61% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 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 6.77% 6.79% 8.13% 7.66%
Beta 0.83 0.93 0.92 0.94
Alpha -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01
Rsquared 0.85% 0.82% 0.86% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.65 1.14 0.34 0.48
Sortino 0.80 2.05 0.51 0.50
Treynor 0.05 0.08 0.03 0.04
Tax Efficiency 12.69% 72.34% 60.61% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date June 14, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $75

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00160 NL Open

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide regular income and long-term capital appreciation while remaining vigilant to the risk of capital loss during periods of market stress. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of equity securities, equity-related securities and fixed-income securities of issuers located throughout the world, including emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The Fund's target asset allocation is 40% fixed-income securities and 60% equity securities. The sub-manager may change the Fund's exposure to fixed-income and equity securities by up to ± 20% of the target allocation in order to adapt the Fund's portfolio to market and income conditions.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Wellington Management Canada ULC

  • Stephen Gorman

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 2.30%
Management Fee 1.80%
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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