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Desjardins Sustainable International Equity Fund A-Class Units

International Equity

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NAVPS
(05-08-2026)
$10.03
Change
-$0.03 (-0.29%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 05, 2018): 1.76%

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 0.41% -10.42% -15.68% -12.19% -14.33% -2.76% -0.79% 2.19% -0.68% 1.91% 0.99% - - -
Benchmark 7.20% 3.17% 10.28% 8.91% 29.93% 20.53% 17.18% 16.07% 11.10% 13.53% 10.19% 8.84% 8.84% 10.05%
Category Average 4.20% 0.56% 3.41% 3.48% 15.71% 13.19% 11.38% 11.43% 7.08% 10.18% 7.39% 6.54% 6.54% 7.70%
Category Rank 851 / 865 857 / 857 847 / 847 853 / 853 799 / 799 750 / 750 715 / 715 697 / 697 666 / 677 635 / 638 602 / 605 - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.27% 1.11% -0.65% -1.03% 0.35% 0.58% -1.83% -2.18% -1.98% -1.74% -9.21% 0.41%
Benchmark 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29% 5.56% 6.62% -9.73% 7.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.55% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.21% (March 2026)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - 16.67% 5.99% 5.87% -17.57% 11.96% 10.87% 1.76%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking - - - 3 3 4 4 3 3 4
Category Rank - - - 342/ 588 369/ 633 555/ 663 597/ 684 515/ 709 502/ 744 765/ 775

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.67% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.57% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 88.65
US Equity 5.43
Canadian Equity 3.93
Cash and Equivalents 1.99

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 30.61
Financial Services 19.55
Consumer Goods 18.92
Healthcare 15.88
Industrial Services 7.59
Other 7.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 68.78
Asia 19.88
North America 11.35

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 5.73
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 5.68
Mastercard Inc Cl A 5.43
ASML Holding NV 5.32
Sap SE 4.92
L'Oreal SA 4.65
Alcon AG 4.43
Aon PLC Cl A 4.35
Novartis AG Cl N 4.30
AIA Group Ltd 4.04

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Sustainable International Equity Fund A-Class Units

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.17% 12.64% -
Beta 0.69 0.81 -
Alpha -0.12 -0.09 -
Rsquared 0.54% 0.68% -
Sharpe -0.34 -0.22 -
Sortino -0.39 -0.32 -
Treynor -0.06 -0.03 -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.71% 11.17% 12.64% -
Beta 0.51 0.69 0.81 -
Alpha -0.29 -0.12 -0.09 -
Rsquared 0.64% 0.54% 0.68% -
Sharpe -1.78 -0.34 -0.22 -
Sortino -1.70 -0.39 -0.32 -
Treynor -0.34 -0.06 -0.03 -
Tax Efficiency - - - -

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

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

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 September 05, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $985

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00170

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located or operating outside of Canada and the United States, including emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

Following the exclusion of issuers whose activities are covered in the Desjardins Sustainable Funds’ list of exclusions, the sub-manager combines a systematic screening process with qualitative and quantitative fundamental research to seek to identify companies that, in its opinion, represent long-term investment opportunities considering the company’s quality, growth and valuation. Quality characteristics may include enduring competitive advantages, dominant market positions in stable growing i

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Ninety One North America, Inc

  • Elias Erickson

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 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.26%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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