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Desjardins Dividend Balanced Fund A Class

Canadian Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$30.18
Change
$0.06 (0.21%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Dividend Balanced Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1994): 6.10%

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 1.33% 2.38% 3.00% 5.00% 8.61% 11.09% 8.16% 5.77% 8.24% 6.39% 5.44% 5.02% 5.17% 5.05%
Benchmark 3.81% 7.24% 10.10% 13.26% 19.73% 17.87% 13.96% 8.84% 11.02% 9.93% 9.34% 9.16% 8.69% 8.62%
Category Average 1.71% 3.79% 4.28% 6.97% 11.00% 12.25% 10.09% 5.91% 8.34% 7.26% 6.53% 6.51% 6.23% 6.25%
Category Rank 311 / 389 342 / 388 274 / 369 312 / 369 307 / 369 296 / 365 340 / 363 242 / 355 236 / 327 285 / 325 296 / 312 281 / 285 260 / 267 239 / 252
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.86% -0.22% 3.91% -2.06% 2.74% -0.77% -2.48% -0.01% 3.17% 1.01% 0.02% 1.33%
Benchmark 2.82% 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.74% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -9.38% 11.54% 8.90% -12.33% 13.60% 0.08% 17.68% -6.34% 9.76% 11.11%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 4 4 4 2 2 3 4
Category Rank 244/ 251 107/ 259 62/ 268 295/ 297 259/ 317 271/ 325 99/ 351 148/ 359 182/ 363 313/ 365

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

17.68% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.33% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 41.88
US Equity 18.45
Canadian Government Bonds 14.45
Canadian Corporate Bonds 10.59
International Equity 7.32
Other 7.31

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 27.33
Financial Services 20.23
Technology 9.78
Industrial Services 7.78
Energy 6.05
Other 28.83

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.65
Europe 7.35
Latin America 0.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 3.59
Quebec Treasury Bills 2.50
Microsoft Corp 2.18
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 2.17
Constellation Software Inc 2.15
Bank of Montreal 2.10
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.08
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd Cl A 1.65
Intact Financial Corp 1.56
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.49

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Desjardins Dividend Balanced Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.73% 9.92% 9.87%
Beta 0.92% 0.92% 0.93%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.93% 0.93%
Sharpe 0.44% 0.59% 0.37%
Sortino 0.90% 0.88% 0.34%
Treynor 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 87.58% 89.61% 83.98%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.93% 9.73% 9.92% 9.87%
Beta 0.80% 0.92% 0.92% 0.93%
Alpha -0.06% -0.04% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.93% 0.93% 0.93%
Sharpe 0.78% 0.44% 0.59% 0.37%
Sortino 1.46% 0.90% 0.88% 0.34%
Treynor 0.07% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 83.70% 87.58% 89.61% 83.98%

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 Monthly
Assets ($mil) $318

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00063

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a high level of income, mostly in the form of dividends, and, to a lesser degree, long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian, and to a lesser extent, foreign income-producing securities. 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

In order to achieve its fundamental investment objective, the Fund invests in income-producing securities which may include, but are not limited to, dividend-paying equity securities, government and corporate bonds, preferred shares, income trusts and other securities primarily of Canadian issuers.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

  • Christopher Mann
  • Pasquale Posteraro
  • Tony Beaulac
  • Francis SCOTT
Sub-Advisor

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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 2.07%
Management Fee 1.65%
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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