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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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NAVPS
(05-01-2026)
$62.67
Change
$0.64 (1.03%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1994): 6.87%

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 -10.61% 0.05% 2.79% 0.05% 26.88% 13.48% 11.23% 3.96% 6.29% 15.08% 9.14% 7.85% 6.75% 6.78%
Benchmark -8.97% 11.37% 22.75% 11.37% 65.80% 35.71% 25.85% 14.90% 15.67% 26.74% 15.15% 12.88% 10.53% 12.29%
Category Average -7.74% 3.93% 9.60% 3.93% 35.03% 19.16% 16.07% 9.56% 10.04% 18.20% 10.91% 9.21% 7.99% 8.82%
Category Rank 192 / 197 159 / 196 165 / 194 159 / 196 151 / 193 150 / 193 165 / 189 180 / 186 159 / 178 146 / 171 141 / 167 133 / 159 123 / 150 133 / 148
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.10% 7.11% 3.55% 4.08% 2.58% 4.13% -0.53% 1.55% 1.70% 3.36% 8.29% -10.61%
Benchmark -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39% 8.69% 12.56% -8.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.32% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.62% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 11.04% -2.32% -14.22% 25.48% 17.76% 23.28% -17.86% -0.38% 15.22% 21.23%
Benchmark 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83% 50.19%
Category Average 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84% 24.55%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 1 2 2 4 4 3 3
Category Rank 117/ 145 145/ 150 81/ 159 37/ 166 64/ 171 82/ 178 142/ 186 154/ 189 137/ 190 128/ 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 90.35
Income Trust Units 3.70
International Equity 3.64
Cash and Equivalents 1.44
US Equity 0.88

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 32.09
Financial Services 13.78
Real Estate 13.07
Energy 11.19
Industrial Goods 8.39
Other 21.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.36
Asia 1.96
Europe 1.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
K92 Mining Inc 5.28
Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd 5.16
NFI Group Inc 5.07
Hudbay Minerals Inc 4.78
Boyd Group Services Inc 4.74
Trisura Group Ltd 4.58
G Mining Ventures Corp 4.31
OR Royalties Inc 3.85
Headwater Exploration Inc 3.81
Bird Construction Inc 2.89

Equity Style

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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 13.09% 14.76% 16.60%
Beta 0.68 0.73 0.72
Alpha -0.05 -0.05 -0.02
Rsquared 0.68% 0.70% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.60 0.30 0.37
Sortino 0.99 0.40 0.42
Treynor 0.12 0.06 0.08
Tax Efficiency 99.85% 95.57% 97.65%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 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 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.46% 13.09% 14.76% 16.60%
Beta 0.71 0.68 0.73 0.72
Alpha -0.13 -0.05 -0.05 -0.02
Rsquared 0.76% 0.68% 0.70% 0.80%
Sharpe 1.39 0.60 0.30 0.37
Sortino 2.05 0.99 0.40 0.42
Treynor 0.32 0.12 0.06 0.08
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.85% 95.57% 97.65%

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) $73

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

Picton Mahoney Asset Management

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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