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Desjardins Global Balanced Strategic Income Fund Class A

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Tactical Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(11-19-2025) 		$12.74
Change
$0.03 (0.24%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Global Balanced Strategic Income Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 14, 2016): 5.63%

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 0.98% 4.86% 9.94% 9.32% 10.27% 14.77% 11.38% 5.31% 6.75% 5.76% 6.09% 5.11% 5.52% -
Benchmark 1.71% 6.86% 13.93% 12.08% 15.49% 18.78% 15.08% 7.46% 7.99% 7.83% 8.39% 7.39% 7.54% 7.46%
Category Average 0.89% 5.26% 10.67% 9.89% 11.14% 15.25% 10.72% 5.15% 7.13% 6.04% 6.24% 5.03% 5.24% 5.09%
Category Rank 145 / 317 150 / 317 172 / 316 170 / 312 179 / 312 183 / 308 128 / 306 161 / 301 190 / 291 165 / 284 156 / 268 159 / 253 133 / 239 -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 2.76% -1.83% 3.21% 0.66% -2.20% -2.14% 2.53% 1.60% 0.64% 1.27% 2.54% 0.98%
Benchmark 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.95% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.95% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 9.11% -2.70% 10.84% 6.13% 9.44% -10.03% 8.38% 11.35%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 0.31% 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73%
Quartile Ranking - - 1 2 4 2 3 3 3 3
Category Rank - - 32/ 239 86/ 253 213/ 269 119/ 289 191/ 291 193/ 305 161/ 306 190/ 308

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 39.98
Foreign Corporate Bonds 32.94
International Equity 21.16
Foreign Government Bonds 2.71
Cash and Equivalents 2.33
Other 0.88

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 35.65
Technology 16.26
Healthcare 9.11
Financial Services 8.01
Consumer Goods 5.17
Other 25.80

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.15
Europe 12.89
Asia 7.86
Latin America 0.69
Africa and Middle East 0.31
Other 0.10

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.86
Apple Inc 1.42
Microsoft Corp 1.35
Alphabet Inc Cl A 1.32
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 1.22
Visa Inc Cl A 0.99
ASML Holding NV 0.97
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) 0.92
Broadcom Inc 0.91
Hoya Corp 0.89

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Desjardins Global Balanced Strategic Income Fund Class A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.31% 8.17% -
Beta 0.95% 0.93% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.85% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.97% 0.52% -
Sortino 2.06% 0.73% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 86.98% 78.14% -
Volatility 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 6.70% 7.31% 8.17% -
Beta 0.95% 0.95% 0.93% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% -
Sharpe 1.08% 0.97% 0.52% -
Sortino 1.75% 2.06% 0.73% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 76.54% 86.98% 78.14% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A78.9​78.947.5​47.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A77.0​77.045.5​45.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 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) $84

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00160

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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