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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(11-17-2025)
$55.67
Change
-$0.67 (-1.18%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 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): 6.85%

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 -0.53% 6.26% 22.66% 17.38% 18.74% 22.39% 11.85% 2.55% 9.27% 9.71% 9.24% 7.62% 6.23% 6.77%
Benchmark 2.30% 21.82% 40.75% 39.40% 38.43% 34.24% 21.95% 11.33% 18.69% 15.01% 12.60% 9.63% 9.19% 10.81%
Category Average 0.55% 9.62% 23.86% 18.76% 20.35% 24.24% 14.86% 6.74% 13.12% 11.37% 9.80% 7.62% 7.47% 7.96%
Category Rank 180 / 198 141 / 197 119 / 197 116 / 196 121 / 196 122 / 193 168 / 192 180 / 190 166 / 176 145 / 175 116 / 166 105 / 162 126 / 154 109 / 133
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.65% -2.40% 0.44% -3.77% -1.10% 0.10% 7.11% 3.55% 4.08% 2.58% 4.13% -0.53%
Benchmark 2.69% -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.32% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.62% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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/ 127 121/ 149 146/ 154 81/ 163 37/ 170 64/ 175 86/ 182 146/ 190 157/ 192 137/ 193

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 98.18
Cash and Equivalents 1.19
International Equity 0.63

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 19.21
Real Estate 18.11
Financial Services 13.80
Energy 10.15
Industrial Goods 7.51
Other 31.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.37
Europe 0.63

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Zedcor Inc 3.78
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.64
Black Diamond Group Ltd 3.33
Artemis Gold Inc 3.27
Mainstreet Equity Corp 3.09
Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd 2.92
Stantec Inc 2.91
Aritzia Inc 2.86
Colliers International Group Inc 2.84
G Mining Ventures Corp 2.81

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)

Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.40% 14.17% 16.38%
Beta 0.63% 0.68% 0.72%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.61% 0.68% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.69% 0.51% 0.37%
Sortino 1.39% 0.73% 0.43%
Treynor 0.13% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 95.84% 96.71% 97.58%
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 11.05% 11.40% 14.17% 16.38%
Beta 0.56% 0.63% 0.68% 0.72%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.61% 0.68% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.36% 0.69% 0.51% 0.37%
Sortino 2.93% 1.39% 0.73% 0.43%
Treynor 0.27% 0.13% 0.11% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 99.73% 95.84% 96.71% 97.58%

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) $197

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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