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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

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Tactical Balanced

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NAVPS
(11-19-2024) 		$20.52
Change
$0.06 (0.31%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 20, 1986): 4.66%

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 0.65% 2.88% 6.78% 14.37% 23.94% 15.68% 0.90% 3.71% 1.08% 2.09% 1.32% 1.61% 2.25% 2.41%
Benchmark 0.21% 2.39% 9.50% 14.01% 22.16% 14.87% 4.91% 6.20% 6.36% 7.25% 6.28% 6.58% 6.60% 7.43%
Category Average -0.28% 2.17% 7.85% 10.46% 19.51% 10.51% 3.22% 6.15% 5.04% 5.44% 4.18% 4.52% 4.44% 4.16%
Category Rank 90 / 343 108 / 341 261 / 340 38 / 338 65 / 338 13 / 336 283 / 331 271 / 314 281 / 307 265 / 290 249 / 273 230 / 254 160 / 179 132 / 140
Quartile Ranking 2 2 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.59% 2.63% 2.65% 4.56% 1.58% -1.76% 1.19% 1.85% 0.71% 0.83% 1.37% 0.65%
Benchmark 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.36% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 8.58% 2.94% 6.63% 3.93% -3.33% 9.04% -4.34% 6.10% -21.98% 14.31%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 6.78% 0.31% 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 1
Category Rank 63/ 105 70/ 145 89/ 192 205/ 254 122/ 273 258/ 291 296/ 312 263/ 314 335/ 335 11/ 336

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.31% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-21.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 43.50
Foreign Government Bonds 20.27
International Equity 19.52
Foreign Corporate Bonds 6.69
Foreign Bonds - Other 4.36
Other 5.66

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 32.75
Technology 25.63
Consumer Services 9.48
Financial Services 5.88
Industrial Goods 5.40
Other 20.86

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 80.47
Europe 11.22
Asia 8.30
Latin America 0.02
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.25% 31-Dec-2025 8.48
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2031 4.33
NVIDIA Corp 4.32
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) 3.52
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2029 3.51
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 3.13
Amazon.com Inc 2.90
Microsoft Corp 2.62
Apple Inc 2.55
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.43

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

Median

Other - Tactical Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.72% 12.03% 9.22%
Beta 1.21% 1.31% 0.99%
Alpha -0.05% -0.07% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.80% 0.70%
Sharpe -0.16% -0.04% 0.13%
Sortino -0.16% -0.13% -0.03%
Treynor -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 94.52% 78.98%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 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 6.62% 11.72% 12.03% 9.22%
Beta 0.89% 1.21% 1.31% 0.99%
Alpha 0.04% -0.05% -0.07% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.64% 0.86% 0.80% 0.70%
Sharpe 2.60% -0.16% -0.04% 0.13%
Sortino - -0.16% -0.13% -0.03%
Treynor 0.19% -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 94.52% 78.98%

Fund Details

Start Date August 20, 1986
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $73

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00007

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a superior total return by primarily investing in equity and fixed-income securities throughout the world. The proportion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in equity and fixed-income securities may vary depending on market conditions.

Investment Strategy

The Fund's target asset allocation is 40% fixed income and 60% equity. The sub-manager may change the Fund's exposure to fixed income and equity securities up to +/-15% of the target allocation in order to adapt the Fund's portfolio to market conditions.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. 08-05-2005
Wellington Management Canada ULC 08-05-2005

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 2.29%
Management Fee 1.80%
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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