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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(02-13-2026)
$63.84
Change
$2.06 (3.33%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 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): 7.01%

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 3.36% 6.75% 13.44% 3.36% 24.75% 18.81% 11.32% 5.13% 8.17% 9.12% 10.50% 8.09% 7.02% 7.94%
Benchmark 8.69% 17.11% 42.66% 8.69% 62.19% 39.54% 23.13% 16.85% 17.17% 17.10% 15.21% 11.71% 10.35% 13.41%
Category Average 3.17% 8.19% 18.60% 3.17% 27.77% 21.51% 14.79% 9.61% 11.65% 11.61% 11.35% 8.69% 8.03% 9.38%
Category Rank 60 / 199 99 / 198 134 / 197 60 / 199 104 / 196 119 / 193 161 / 192 180 / 190 167 / 182 154 / 175 126 / 171 118 / 163 117 / 154 126 / 149
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -3.77% -1.10% 0.10% 7.11% 3.55% 4.08% 2.58% 4.13% -0.53% 1.55% 1.70% 3.36%
Benchmark -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39% 8.69%

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 2 1 2 2 4 4 3 3
Category Rank 121/ 149 146/ 154 81/ 163 37/ 170 64/ 175 86/ 182 146/ 190 157/ 192 137/ 193 128/ 196

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 94.59
Cash and Equivalents 5.39
Income Trust Units 0.01
US Equity 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 27.83
Financial Services 14.18
Energy 13.73
Real Estate 12.73
Industrial Goods 5.69
Other 25.84

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
G Mining Ventures Corp 5.47
Canada Treasury Bills 4.37
Element Fleet Management Corp 4.36
Artemis Gold Inc 4.15
Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd 3.74
Aritzia Inc 3.61
Torex Gold Resources Inc 3.58
5N Plus Inc 3.53
OR Royalties Inc 3.52
Athabasca Oil Corp 3.28

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 10.54% 13.61% 16.17%
Beta 0.58% 0.70% 0.72%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.56% 0.66% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.71% 0.44% 0.44%
Sortino 1.36% 0.62% 0.53%
Treynor 0.13% 0.09% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 99.86% 96.56% 97.95%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 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 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.05% 10.54% 13.61% 16.17%
Beta 0.51% 0.58% 0.70% 0.72%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.50% 0.56% 0.66% 0.78%
Sharpe 2.02% 0.71% 0.44% 0.44%
Sortino 4.59% 1.36% 0.62% 0.53%
Treynor 0.40% 0.13% 0.09% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.86% 96.56% 97.95%

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) $124

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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