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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2013, 2012

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$19.09
Change
-$0.13 (-0.70%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 23, 2007): 4.27%

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 1.31% 9.86% 11.73% 15.21% 25.22% 19.98% 15.30% 3.79% 4.98% 5.19% 3.86% 2.17% 2.92% 3.78%
Benchmark 1.69% 8.97% 9.88% 10.79% 19.40% 17.47% 13.09% 5.02% 7.29% 7.85% 6.75% 6.25% 7.58% 8.08%
Category Average 1.98% 9.62% 13.25% 15.64% 19.10% 15.47% 12.50% 2.41% 5.72% 6.57% 5.29% 4.69% 6.03% 6.47%
Category Rank 235 / 327 168 / 326 179 / 324 138 / 323 52 / 320 47 / 302 65 / 288 103 / 270 178 / 253 183 / 238 165 / 208 172 / 187 158 / 169 134 / 141
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 5.77% 0.36% -1.51% 3.96% 2.70% 0.41% 0.15% -2.76% 4.43% 4.93% 3.35% 1.31%
Benchmark 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.11% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.00% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.96% 5.91% 17.96% -16.51% 13.92% 8.08% -11.84% -16.71% 9.19% 20.82%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 1
Category Rank 82/ 134 64/ 145 168/ 175 180/ 188 135/ 230 232/ 250 240/ 253 163/ 271 125/ 290 14/ 303

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.82% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 97.30
Cash and Equivalents 1.89
Income Trust Units 0.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.33
Financial Services 19.76
Consumer Goods 7.68
Consumer Services 5.23
Industrial Goods 5.05
Other 25.95

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 68.17
Latin America 12.30
Africa and Middle East 9.80
Europe 5.15
North America 1.89
Other 2.69

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.03
Tencent Holdings Ltd 6.22
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.51
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.90
HDFC Bank Ltd 2.20
SK Hynix Inc 2.14
Xiaomi Corp 1.91
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.89
NetEase Inc 1.78
Delta Electronics Inc 1.75

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)

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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.13% 13.03% 13.64%
Beta 0.98% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.02% -0.02% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.88% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.85% 0.24% 0.21%
Sortino 1.85% 0.33% 0.17%
Treynor 0.11% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 98.60% 97.72% 88.33%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.28% 13.13% 13.03% 13.64%
Beta 0.83% 0.98% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.08% 0.02% -0.02% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.90% 0.88% 0.90%
Sharpe 2.16% 0.85% 0.24% 0.21%
Sortino 5.76% 1.85% 0.33% 0.17%
Treynor 0.24% 0.11% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 98.60% 97.72% 88.33%

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) $510

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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