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Desjardins Overseas Equity Fund A Class

International Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(05-02-2025)
$18.21
Change
$0.31 (1.74%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Overseas Equity Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 12, 2004): 4.02%

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 -5.18% 0.21% -3.22% 0.21% 1.88% 8.15% 7.81% 6.56% 10.19% 8.57% 7.53% 7.43% 8.11% 5.71%
Benchmark -0.76% 6.17% 3.52% 6.17% 9.71% 12.44% 9.87% 6.83% 11.42% 7.63% 6.31% 7.07% 7.88% 6.53%
Category Average -1.35% 5.36% 2.43% 5.36% 9.01% 10.71% 8.53% 5.43% 10.39% 6.66% 5.41% 6.08% 6.73% 5.41%
Category Rank 768 / 800 704 / 796 720 / 794 704 / 796 709 / 770 584 / 734 513 / 711 304 / 688 381 / 651 121 / 615 93 / 540 161 / 478 128 / 426 199 / 370
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.23% 3.09% 1.32% 1.51% 1.05% 0.48% -2.43% -0.21% -0.81% 7.13% -1.36% -5.18%
Benchmark -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.86% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.65% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.29% 0.63% 15.11% -7.11% 23.09% 15.14% 14.38% -15.28% 16.72% 10.93%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 3
Category Rank 367/ 367 131/ 411 318/ 471 225/ 531 116/ 598 121/ 648 89/ 678 493/ 700 140/ 730 507/ 765

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.09% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.28% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 92.84
US Equity 3.74
Canadian Equity 2.60
Cash and Equivalents 0.81
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 29.07
Technology 17.73
Financial Services 12.33
Industrial Services 11.47
Industrial Goods 8.54
Other 20.86

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 76.37
Asia 16.47
North America 7.15
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 6.65
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 6.47
L'Air Liquide SA 5.05
EssilorLuxottica SA 4.84
Nestle SA Cl N 4.45
Sap SE 4.44
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 4.27
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 4.21
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 4.16
Keyence Corp 4.14

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)

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Desjardins Overseas Equity Fund A Class

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.62% 13.68% 12.15%
Beta 0.99% 0.94% 0.86%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.75% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.32% 0.60% 0.38%
Sortino 0.65% 0.92% 0.40%
Treynor 0.05% 0.09% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 99.30%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 10.73% 14.62% 13.68% 12.15%
Beta 1.04% 0.99% 0.94% 0.86%
Alpha -0.08% -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.64% 0.79% 0.75% 0.75%
Sharpe -0.14% 0.32% 0.60% 0.38%
Sortino -0.09% 0.65% 0.92% 0.40%
Treynor -0.01% 0.05% 0.09% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.30%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A74.174.169.869.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A73.973.968.368.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A55.255.263.963.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 January 12, 2004
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $851

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00068

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s portfolio consists primarily of equity securities of companies located or operating primarily in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. 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 the Fund’s assets is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a ’growth at a reasonable price’ management style. Based on a rigorous fundamental analysis, the sub-manager searches for investment-grade corporate securities whose unique advantages afford the ability to: generate a high return on invested capital, provide ample growth potential, generate strong and predictable cash flows, consistently compound shareholder wealth over the long term and preserve capital.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

PineStone Asset Management Inc

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 2.27%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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