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Desjardins Sustainable Positive Change Fund D-Class Units

Global Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021

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NAVPS
(12-04-2025)
$20.26
Change
$0.11 (0.53%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 05, 2018): 12.70%

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 2.02% 8.22% 21.79% 17.92% 22.75% 23.19% 15.11% 0.53% 7.10% 15.67% 14.60% - - -
Benchmark 2.78% 9.76% 23.30% 17.91% 23.32% 28.06% 22.53% 12.74% 15.64% 13.95% 13.79% 12.12% 12.86% 12.07%
Category Average 1.75% 6.90% 17.85% 13.80% 17.05% 22.39% 17.49% 8.57% 12.16% 10.70% 10.62% 9.16% 9.91% 9.14%
Category Rank 983 / 2,133 873 / 2,126 663 / 2,089 488 / 2,067 429 / 2,055 965 / 1,954 1,373 / 1,832 1,662 / 1,695 1,447 / 1,535 83 / 1,429 88 / 1,345 - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.28% -1.12% 7.52% -5.73% -5.62% 1.21% 9.49% 1.63% 1.14% 2.19% 3.80% 2.02%
Benchmark 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.01% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.77% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 22.53% 81.61% 7.96% -25.07% 11.73% 11.74%
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 - - - - 388/ 1,357 27/ 1,439 1,461/ 1,554 1,571/ 1,706 1,423/ 1,841 1,756/ 1,955

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

81.61% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-25.07% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 53.18
US Equity 39.13
Canadian Equity 5.89
Cash and Equivalents 1.80

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 42.56
Healthcare 15.74
Industrial Goods 11.12
Financial Services 9.17
Consumer Services 7.47
Other 13.94

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 46.82
Asia 23.69
Europe 20.55
Latin America 8.96

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 8.28
Mercadolibre Inc 5.42
Shopify Inc Cl A 4.96
Microsoft Corp 4.83
ASML Holding NV 4.77
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 3.94
Grab Holdings Ltd Cl A 3.76
Deere & Co 3.71
Nu Holdings Ltd Cl A 3.54
Autodesk Inc 3.43

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 D-Class Units

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.16% 20.06% -
Beta 1.22% 1.39% -
Alpha -0.10% -0.12% -
Rsquared 0.67% 0.68% -
Sharpe 0.75% 0.31% -
Sortino 1.43% 0.45% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 90.73% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 15.81% 15.16% 20.06% -
Beta 1.18% 1.22% 1.39% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.10% -0.12% -
Rsquared 0.66% 0.67% 0.68% -
Sharpe 1.20% 0.75% 0.31% -
Sortino 2.22% 1.43% 0.45% -
Treynor 0.16% 0.09% 0.04% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 90.73% -

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 Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $228

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT07174

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

  • Lee Qian
  • Kate Fox

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 1.08%
Management Fee 0.72%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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