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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

Tactical Balanced

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NAVPS
(04-02-2025)
$20.50
Change
$0.08 (0.41%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Desjardins Global Balanced Growth Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 20, 1986): 4.79%

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% 2.75% 9.00% 2.35% 13.84% 15.21% 6.25% 3.74% 3.28% 2.56% 2.45% 2.25% 2.90% 2.29%
Benchmark -0.03% 2.87% 8.43% 2.69% 16.11% 14.54% 7.96% 6.28% 7.36% 7.48% 6.74% 7.02% 7.35% 6.79%
Category Average 0.04% 0.56% 5.11% 2.38% 11.77% 9.92% 5.04% 5.07% 5.87% 5.57% 4.75% 4.59% 5.32% 4.04%
Category Rank 262 / 338 34 / 338 18 / 338 169 / 338 130 / 335 21 / 332 131 / 332 247 / 312 265 / 310 253 / 291 243 / 274 227 / 253 173 / 196 138 / 153
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.58% -1.76% 1.19% 1.85% 0.71% 0.83% 1.37% 0.65% 3.96% 0.39% 3.02% -0.65%
Benchmark 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.36% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.94% 6.63% 3.93% -3.33% 9.04% -4.34% 6.10% -21.98% 14.31% 19.38%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 0.31% 5.78% 6.18% -5.55% 12.58% 5.65% 9.53% -9.83% 8.35% 11.73%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 70/ 145 88/ 191 204/ 253 122/ 272 257/ 290 294/ 310 261/ 312 331/ 331 11/ 332 20/ 334

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.38% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-21.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 41.83
Foreign Government Bonds 20.38
International Equity 20.15
Foreign Corporate Bonds 6.55
Foreign Bonds - Other 4.06
Other 7.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 33.66
Technology 24.67
Consumer Services 9.14
Financial Services 6.47
Healthcare 5.86
Other 20.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 79.92
Europe 10.96
Asia 8.35
Latin America 0.75
Africa and Middle East 0.13
Other -0.11

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.25% 31-Dec-2025 8.51
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2031 4.36
United States Treasury 4.63% 30-Apr-2029 3.53
NVIDIA Corp 3.26
Amazon.com Inc 3.03
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 2.86
Microsoft Corp 2.48
Apple Inc 2.36
United States Treasury 4.88% 31-May-2026 2.29
Alphabet Inc Cl C 2.22

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 11.21% 11.98% 9.20%
Beta 1.19% 1.32% 1.04%
Alpha -0.03% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.81% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.26% 0.13% 0.11%
Sortino 0.48% 0.10% -0.04%
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 80.12%
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 4 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 5.22% 11.21% 11.98% 9.20%
Beta 0.80% 1.19% 1.32% 1.04%
Alpha 0.01% -0.03% -0.06% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.86% 0.81% 0.71%
Sharpe 1.74% 0.26% 0.13% 0.11%
Sortino 4.61% 0.48% 0.10% -0.04%
Treynor 0.11% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 80.12%

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 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) $76

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Wellington Management Canada ULC

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 2.29%
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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