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Desjardins Overseas Equity Fund A Class

International Equity

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NAVPS
(10-16-2024)
$18.29
Change
-$0.17 (-0.93%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Desjardins Overseas Equity Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 12, 2004): 4.28%

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 0.48% 3.08% 5.27% 14.86% 26.36% 22.88% 6.65% 8.59% 10.08% 9.54% 8.72% 8.58% 8.35% 6.52%
Benchmark 1.09% 5.60% 5.99% 14.03% 23.66% 23.54% 6.32% 9.52% 8.26% 6.77% 6.81% 7.59% 7.41% 7.66%
Category Average 1.22% 6.43% 6.43% 13.93% 23.03% 21.24% 5.07% 7.96% 7.29% 6.07% 5.72% 6.53% 6.40% 6.37%
Category Rank 635 / 799 661 / 791 542 / 778 312 / 769 123 / 757 184 / 718 244 / 699 352 / 673 50 / 621 24 / 572 43 / 523 73 / 465 79 / 397 209 / 354
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.20% 6.26% 3.74% 2.42% 4.63% 1.82% -2.23% 3.09% 1.32% 1.51% 1.05% 0.48%
Benchmark -1.92% 7.38% 2.98% 0.90% 3.40% 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.86% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.65% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 2.13% -0.29% 0.63% 15.11% -7.11% 23.09% 15.14% 14.38% -15.28% 16.72%
Benchmark 4.12% 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74%
Category Average 1.55% 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 1
Category Rank 193/ 325 364/ 364 131/ 408 314/ 467 226/ 529 116/ 597 121/ 648 91/ 678 495/ 701 140/ 732

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 92.32
US Equity 3.43
Canadian Equity 2.58
Cash and Equivalents 1.67

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 28.79
Technology 17.61
Industrial Services 12.11
Financial Services 10.34
Healthcare 9.38
Other 21.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 74.82
Asia 17.50
North America 7.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 7.57
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B 6.52
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 5.36
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 4.49
ASML Holding NV 4.37
Nestle SA Cl N 4.07
L'Air Liquide SA 4.00
EssilorLuxottica SA 4.00
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 3.98
Sap SE 3.64

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)

Desjardins Overseas Equity Fund A Class

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.83% 13.64% 12.15%
Beta 0.99% 0.88% 0.85%
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.77% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.28% 0.61% 0.45%
Sortino 0.48% 0.88% 0.50%
Treynor 0.04% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 97.78%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 7.82% 14.83% 13.64% 12.15%
Beta 0.71% 0.99% 0.88% 0.85%
Alpha 0.08% 0.01% 0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.80% 0.77% 0.76%
Sharpe 2.45% 0.28% 0.61% 0.45%
Sortino 8.30% 0.48% 0.88% 0.50%
Treynor 0.27% 0.04% 0.09% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 97.78%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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) $670

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. 03-24-2011
Fiera Capital Corporation 07-09-2018
StonePine Asset 03-31-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Desjardins Investments Inc.
Advisor Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar Desjardins Investments Inc.
Distributor Desjardins Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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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