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Desjardins Sustainable Positive Change Fund A-Class Units

Global Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$14.64
Change
-$0.53 (-3.51%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 05, 2018): 10.30%

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 -5.81% -0.07% 8.95% 1.17% 9.84% 8.54% 3.38% -2.00% 11.20% 12.40% - - - -
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average -1.29% 1.82% 7.98% 3.17% 16.34% 17.02% 9.99% 8.89% 11.22% 9.93% 8.61% 8.99% 9.78% 7.96%
Category Rank 2,058 / 2,113 1,861 / 2,108 1,060 / 2,075 1,801 / 2,109 1,876 / 2,035 1,848 / 1,894 1,734 / 1,766 1,589 / 1,598 842 / 1,470 280 / 1,414 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.80% -4.48% -1.08% 4.95% -2.41% 2.34% 2.49% 1.12% 5.20% -1.23% 7.41% -5.81%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.81% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.86% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 21.49% 79.86% 6.84% -25.96% 10.44% 10.48%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 2 1 4 4 4 4
Category Rank - - - - 504/ 1,386 29/ 1,468 1,522/ 1,588 1,620/ 1,741 1,615/ 1,892 1,844/ 2,009

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

79.86% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-25.96% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 47.27
US Equity 46.43
Canadian Equity 4.90
Cash and Equivalents 1.40

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 42.09
Healthcare 15.68
Industrial Goods 11.37
Consumer Services 8.58
Financial Services 8.23
Other 14.05

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 52.73
Asia 22.45
Europe 14.67
Latin America 10.15

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 7.48
Mercadolibre Inc 7.31
ASML Holding NV 5.00
Duolingo Inc Cl A 4.55
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.39
Ecolab Inc 4.07
Microsoft Corp 3.99
HDFC Bank Ltd 3.96
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 3.83
Autodesk Inc 3.74

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Sustainable Positive Change Fund A-Class Units

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 18.90% 21.75% -
Beta 1.35% 1.38% -
Alpha -0.13% -0.07% -
Rsquared 0.76% 0.66% -
Sharpe 0.07% 0.49% -
Sortino 0.16% 0.75% -
Treynor 0.01% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 92.66% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.86% 18.90% 21.75% -
Beta 1.41% 1.35% 1.38% -
Alpha -0.18% -0.13% -0.07% -
Rsquared 0.50% 0.76% 0.66% -
Sharpe 0.45% 0.07% 0.49% -
Sortino 0.87% 0.16% 0.75% -
Treynor 0.04% 0.01% 0.08% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 92.66% -

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) $306

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00174

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 anywhere in the world, including emerging markets, whose product/services or conduct help to build a more sustainable world.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager selects the shares of corporations whose products/services or conduct help to build a more sustainable world for future generations. These corporations face critical challenges in a wide range of fields, including, without limitation, social inclusion and education, resource needs and the environment, health and quality of life, and base of the pyramid (basic needs).

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited

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 2.24%
Management Fee 1.72%
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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