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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
(07-22-2025)
$17.25
Change
-$0.18 (-1.04%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Emerging Markets Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 23, 2007): 4.05%

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 4.93% 6.55% 10.04% 10.04% 18.56% 16.85% 15.06% 1.39% 5.43% 3.50% 2.45% 1.72% 3.09% 2.56%
Benchmark 3.91% 4.58% 5.65% 5.65% 14.88% 16.26% 12.22% 3.36% 7.61% 6.34% 5.78% 6.33% 8.05% 6.28%
Category Average 5.33% 8.15% 11.11% 11.11% 13.80% 13.45% 11.34% 0.57% 6.43% 5.00% 4.36% 4.71% 6.34% 4.89%
Category Rank 228 / 329 183 / 328 131 / 326 131 / 326 39 / 322 50 / 298 55 / 286 126 / 269 182 / 253 186 / 240 176 / 210 177 / 188 163 / 173 132 / 140
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 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 -0.03% -0.84% 5.77% 0.36% -1.51% 3.96% 2.70% 0.41% 0.15% -2.76% 4.43% 4.93%
Benchmark 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91%

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 83/ 138 68/ 149 171/ 178 183/ 191 138/ 233 235/ 253 243/ 256 162/ 274 125/ 293 14/ 307

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 97.43
Cash and Equivalents 2.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.86
Financial Services 20.98
Consumer Goods 8.00
Consumer Services 5.47
Real Estate 4.96
Other 23.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 70.04
Latin America 11.25
Africa and Middle East 10.62
Europe 5.49
North America 2.57
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.82
Tencent Holdings Ltd 5.69
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.60
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.99
SK Hynix Inc 2.62
HDFC Bank Ltd 2.60
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2.57
Xiaomi Corp 2.35
Reliance Industries Ltd - GDR 2.04
ICICI Bank Ltd 1.83

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 13.09% 13.36% 13.88%
Beta 0.96% 1.03% 1.00%
Alpha 0.03% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.88% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.84% 0.27% 0.13%
Sortino 1.82% 0.39% 0.05%
Treynor 0.11% 0.04% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 98.51% 97.79% 82.42%
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 9.65% 13.09% 13.36% 13.88%
Beta 0.85% 0.96% 1.03% 1.00%
Alpha 0.05% 0.03% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.89% 0.88% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.47% 0.84% 0.27% 0.13%
Sortino 3.97% 1.82% 0.39% 0.05%
Treynor 0.17% 0.11% 0.04% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 98.51% 97.79% 82.42%

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) $527

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 management of the Fund’s assets is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a bottom-up investment strategy that uses a flexible analysis for determining the value of emerging-market businesses. Depending on the business’s development cycle (start-up, growth, stable growth, maturity, renaissance) and capital structure, various financial parameters and ratios are used to assess its intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Ninety One North America, Inc

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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