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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(10-07-2025)
$59.15
Change
-$0.42 (-0.70%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1994): 6.77%

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 2.58% 10.56% 17.23% 13.32% 18.45% 15.13% 8.86% 2.22% 8.32% 8.83% 7.21% 7.82% 5.61% 6.17%
Benchmark 9.34% 17.84% 27.19% 25.11% 30.76% 22.19% 16.21% 9.82% 14.91% 12.07% 9.41% 8.66% 7.93% 9.32%
Category Average 4.26% 9.94% 15.90% 12.96% 17.61% 16.35% 12.24% 5.79% 11.72% 10.38% 7.72% 7.61% 6.93% 7.27%
Category Rank 160 / 201 110 / 201 65 / 200 98 / 200 106 / 200 141 / 196 184 / 196 149 / 193 164 / 180 133 / 177 105 / 170 97 / 166 129 / 158 107 / 136
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.83% 1.47% 3.65% -2.40% 0.44% -3.77% -1.10% 0.10% 7.11% 3.55% 4.08% 2.58%
Benchmark 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.32% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.62% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.71% 11.04% -2.32% -14.22% 25.48% 17.76% 23.28% -17.86% -0.38% 15.22%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 2 1 2 2 4 4 3
Category Rank 44/ 131 125/ 153 150/ 158 81/ 167 37/ 174 66/ 179 86/ 186 148/ 194 157/ 196 137/ 197

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.48% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.86% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 98.36
Cash and Equivalents 0.92
International Equity 0.72

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Real Estate 18.08
Basic Materials 16.61
Financial Services 15.38
Energy 10.85
Technology 9.21
Other 29.87

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.28
Europe 0.72

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.67
MDA Space Ltd 3.51
Mainstreet Equity Corp 3.48
Alamos Gold Inc Cl A 3.40
Artemis Gold Inc 3.29
Lumine Group Inc 3.04
TerraVest Industries Inc 2.91
Stantec Inc 2.90
Colliers International Group Inc 2.88
Definity Financial Corp 2.84

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.46% 14.10% 16.50%
Beta 0.71% 0.68% 0.73%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.66% 0.68% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.42% 0.46% 0.34%
Sortino 0.79% 0.63% 0.38%
Treynor 0.07% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 94.48% 96.30% 97.32%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.50% 12.46% 14.10% 16.50%
Beta 0.58% 0.71% 0.68% 0.73%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.55% 0.66% 0.68% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.38% 0.42% 0.46% 0.34%
Sortino 2.91% 0.79% 0.63% 0.38%
Treynor 0.25% 0.07% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 99.72% 94.48% 96.30% 97.32%

Fund Details

Start Date January 07, 1994
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $193

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00062

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is long-term capital appreciation. It invests primarily in equity securities of small-capitalization Canadian corporations. Any modification of the fundamental investment objective must be approved by the unitholders by a majority vote at a meeting called for this purpose.

Investment Strategy

The management of this Fund is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a growth-at-a-reasonable-price management style that is based on a bottom-up approach.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Fiera Capital Corporation

  • Michael Chan

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Distributor

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.35%
Management Fee 1.85%
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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