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Desjardins Sustainable Global Opportunities Fund A Class

Global Equity

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NAVPS
(11-20-2024)
$43.84
Change
$0.04 (0.08%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Desjardins Sustainable Global Opportunities Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 10, 1990): 7.19%

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 -2.11% 1.90% 8.99% 14.26% 25.18% 16.82% 4.47% 9.69% 8.87% 8.76% 7.48% 8.08% 7.36% 6.62%
Benchmark 0.69% 3.29% 12.03% 21.27% 32.98% 22.13% 9.42% 13.80% 12.16% 12.28% 10.61% 11.61% 10.89% 11.43%
Category Average -0.09% 2.31% 9.51% 16.79% 27.98% 17.72% 5.88% 10.97% 9.47% 9.59% 8.08% 9.05% 8.29% 8.44%
Category Rank 1,986 / 2,098 1,244 / 2,078 1,289 / 2,045 1,477 / 2,015 1,432 / 2,011 1,193 / 1,879 1,295 / 1,734 1,100 / 1,571 976 / 1,462 979 / 1,377 740 / 1,155 723 / 1,042 639 / 868 651 / 748
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 6.78% 2.60% 1.42% 5.13% 0.93% -2.59% 3.37% -0.10% 3.57% 1.19% 2.87% -2.11%
Benchmark 6.95% 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.69% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.53% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 11.96% 2.10% 3.27% 8.99% -6.29% 19.05% 14.10% 17.48% -13.98% 11.63%
Benchmark 13.97% 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37%
Category Average 8.33% 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 4
Category Rank 207/ 679 670/ 761 489/ 885 873/ 1,043 757/ 1,190 784/ 1,390 551/ 1,471 672/ 1,591 973/ 1,746 1,490/ 1,898

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.05% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 51.64
US Equity 47.17
Cash and Equivalents 1.19

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.28
Healthcare 22.00
Technology 18.57
Industrial Goods 10.55
Industrial Services 7.56
Other 16.04

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 48.36
Europe 39.94
Asia 9.00
Latin America 2.70

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 4.22
Alcon AG 4.01
Mastercard Inc Cl A 3.99
Boston Scientific Corp 3.82
Linde PLC 3.75
Schneider Electric SE 3.34
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 3.29
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.20
NVIDIA Corp 2.86
Haleon PLC 2.84

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 Sustainable Global Opportunities Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.52% 14.22% 12.26%
Beta 1.07% 1.02% 0.95%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.13% 0.51% 0.46%
Sortino 0.25% 0.69% 0.49%
Treynor 0.02% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 88.38% 95.58% 86.63%
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 9.49% 14.52% 14.22% 12.26%
Beta 1.04% 1.07% 1.02% 0.95%
Alpha -0.07% -0.05% -0.03% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.87% 0.88% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.94% 0.13% 0.51% 0.46%
Sortino 5.42% 0.25% 0.69% 0.49%
Treynor 0.18% 0.02% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 98.18% 88.38% 95.58% 86.63%

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 September 10, 1990
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $387

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00009

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of companies located everywhere in the world, including emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager applies a bottom-up fundamental approach coupled with top-down macroeconomic analysis to select the securities in which the Fund’s assets will be invested.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. 03-24-2011
Impax Asset Management Ltd. 03-31-2021

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 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.27%
Management Fee 1.72%
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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