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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013, 2012

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NAVPS
(06-12-2026)
$25.87
Change
$0.79 (3.15%)

As at May 31, 2026

As at May 31, 2026

As at May 31, 2026

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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 23, 2007): 6.17%

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 14.09% 13.06% 32.62% 30.82% 60.94% 37.62% 28.70% 21.50% 10.54% 13.20% 9.94% 7.27% 6.11% 7.72%
Benchmark 5.08% 4.15% 11.77% 12.16% 30.89% 22.23% 19.96% 14.54% 8.17% 11.59% 9.27% 7.80% 8.00% 9.97%
Category Average 9.89% 10.69% 27.74% 26.18% 53.40% 30.86% 24.42% 17.41% 8.74% 13.25% 10.60% 8.44% 8.40% 10.07%
Category Rank 23 / 319 116 / 316 81 / 314 86 / 316 101 / 310 30 / 303 64 / 280 46 / 275 116 / 254 146 / 240 149 / 229 136 / 191 164 / 185 148 / 169
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 4.93% 3.35% 1.31% 8.36% 5.29% -3.18% 1.38% 8.52% 6.62% -11.99% 12.59% 14.09%
Benchmark 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34% 4.52% 3.03% -8.17% 7.94% 5.08%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.09% (May 2026)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.00% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 5.91% 17.96% -16.51% 13.92% 8.08% -11.84% -16.71% 9.19% 20.82% 29.02%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 1 2
Category Rank 65/ 145 168/ 175 180/ 188 134/ 224 223/ 240 230/ 244 155/ 263 115/ 278 14/ 288 138/ 307

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.02% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.29
Income Trust Units 0.72
US Equity 0.63
Cash and Equivalents 0.36

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 47.01
Financial Services 15.80
Consumer Goods 6.46
Basic Materials 5.19
Industrial Goods 4.69
Other 20.85

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 75.24
Latin America 9.97
Africa and Middle East 7.94
Europe 3.33
North America 0.99
Other 2.53

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 10.45
SK Hynix Inc 10.29
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.72
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.22
MediaTek Inc 2.94
Delta Electronics Inc 2.57
Accton Technology Corp 2.38
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.08
WuXi AppTec Co Ltd Cl A 1.93
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Cl B 1.70

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.67% 16.98% 15.56%
Beta 1.27 1.17 1.12
Alpha 0.03 0.01 -0.03
Rsquared 0.83% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.40 0.50 0.43
Sortino 2.87 0.86 0.56
Treynor 0.18 0.07 0.06
Tax Efficiency 99.66% 99.15% 97.61%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 24.39% 16.67% 16.98% 15.56%
Beta 1.54 1.27 1.17 1.12
Alpha 0.08 0.03 0.01 -0.03
Rsquared 0.89% 0.83% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 2.01 1.40 0.50 0.43
Sortino 3.80 2.87 0.86 0.56
Treynor 0.32 0.18 0.07 0.06
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.66% 99.15% 97.61%

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 January 23, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $594

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00067

Investment Objectives

The investment objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s portfolio consists primarily of shares of foreign corporations in emerging markets selected from all sectors of the economy as well as emerging markets exchange-traded funds.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager seeks to invest in high quality, attractively valued companies, with improving operating performance, that are receiving increasing investor attention. This investment philosophy underpins the sub-manager’s 4Factor approach, and gives it four characteristics on which to value companies. The first two characteristics are grounded in traditional finance and highlight the type of asset the sub-manager wants to invest in.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Ninety One North America, Inc

  • Archie Hart
  • Varun Laijawalla

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 2.32%
Management Fee 1.81%
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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