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Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund A Class

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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NAVPS
(07-21-2025)
$4.10
Change
$0.01 (0.15%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 30, 1965): 5.74%

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 0.26% 0.35% 1.82% 1.82% 5.82% 5.69% 4.18% 1.63% 1.33% 1.66% 1.81% 1.52% 1.35% 1.20%
Benchmark 0.27% 0.45% 2.13% 2.13% 6.15% 5.95% 4.31% 2.03% 1.75% 2.18% 2.43% 2.18% 1.97% 1.91%
Category Average 0.29% 0.52% 1.87% 1.87% 5.43% 5.35% 4.00% 1.68% 1.65% 1.83% 2.00% 1.76% 1.59% 1.48%
Category Rank 167 / 287 245 / 286 179 / 277 179 / 277 148 / 258 120 / 223 125 / 207 136 / 195 135 / 184 133 / 178 128 / 170 124 / 159 109 / 143 109 / 136
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 1.52% 0.39% 1.28% -0.32% 0.61% 0.38% 0.82% 0.43% 0.21% 0.01% 0.09% 0.26%
Benchmark 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02% 0.16% 0.27%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

63.30% (April 1967)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-39.11% (May 1967)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.19% 0.38% -0.42% 0.52% 2.26% 4.47% -1.77% -4.54% 4.72% 5.57%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3
Category Rank 126/ 136 109/ 141 114/ 145 139/ 163 137/ 173 121/ 183 166/ 189 125/ 198 133/ 210 122/ 229

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.57% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.54% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 48.17
Canadian Government Bonds 35.11
Canadian Bonds - Other 9.03
Cash and Equivalents 7.67
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 92.33
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.67

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Jun-2031 10.54
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Feb-2027 7.48
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Sep-2028 7.13
National Bank of Canada 5.22% 14-Jun-2028 3.58
Scotia Capital NHA 4.10% 01-Jun-2029 3.18
Canada Government 2.75% 01-May-2027 3.18
Canadian Imperial Bank Commrce 4.90% 02-Apr-2026 2.89
Scotia Capital NHA 3.94% 15-Aug-2029 2.52
CPPIB Capital Inc 3.35% 02-Dec-2030 2.00
Scotia Capital NHA 4.04% 15-Sep-2028 1.74

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

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Desjardins Short-Term Income Fund A Class

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.54% 2.57% 2.07%
Beta 1.06% 1.08% 1.05%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.98% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.06% -0.44% -0.25%
Sortino 0.72% -0.79% -1.03%
Treynor 0.00% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 69.76% 28.85% 35.54%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.81% 2.54% 2.57% 2.07%
Beta 1.07% 1.06% 1.08% 1.05%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.97% 0.98% 0.95%
Sharpe 1.28% 0.06% -0.44% -0.25%
Sortino 4.21% 0.72% -0.79% -1.03%
Treynor 0.02% 0.00% -0.01% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 72.47% 69.76% 28.85% 35.54%

Fund Details

Start Date June 30, 1965
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $290

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00001

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide unitholders with a high income return. The assets of this Fund consist primarily of corporate and government bonds. The Fund also invests in high-quality money market instruments and first mortgage loans. 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 portfolio manager selects the fixed-income securities of governmental and corporate issuers that for the most part have a maturity of one to five years. The portfolio manager primarily selects securities with a DBRS credit rating of BBB or better, or any equivalent credit rating set by another designated rating organization.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

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 1.03%
Management Fee 0.76%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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