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Desjardins Sustainable International Small Cap Equity Fund Class A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(08-12-2025)
$13.90
Change
$0.02 (0.12%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

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Desjardins Sustainable International Small Cap Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 21, 2022): 12.40%

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 -0.91% 11.80% 5.78% 13.33% 15.98% 9.27% 10.37% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 2.68% 12.60% 0.96% 5.43% 11.71% 13.92% 13.51% 6.44% 11.10% 9.32% 7.74% 8.71% 9.01% 8.15%
Category Average 1.23% 11.15% 3.30% 6.90% 7.76% 10.76% 10.56% 3.43% 8.88% 7.60% 5.73% 5.99% 6.39% 5.40%
Category Rank 272 / 287 84 / 281 66 / 279 48 / 279 38 / 278 159 / 258 134 / 239 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 1 1 3 3 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.46% 2.63% -2.08% 0.02% 1.34% 7.14% -2.78% -6.07% 3.61% 7.16% 5.28% -0.91%
Benchmark -1.29% 3.07% 0.86% 6.51% -3.05% 4.42% -3.55% -4.14% -3.02% 5.68% 3.76% 2.68%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.98% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.95% (September 2023)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - - 11.33% 5.30%
Benchmark 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68%
Category Average 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - 3 3
Category Rank - - - - - - - - 144/ 248 194/ 266

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.33% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

5.30% (2024)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 91.20
Cash and Equivalents 4.41
Canadian Equity 4.39

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 32.57
Industrial Goods 17.06
Financial Services 14.60
Consumer Goods 7.72
Industrial Services 6.04
Other 22.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 42.70
Europe 39.50
North America 8.80
Multi-National 4.71
Africa and Middle East 2.67
Other 1.62

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF (DMXF) 4.71
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.41
Chroma ATE Inc 3.81
Aspeed Technology Inc 3.42
Alpha FX Group PLC 3.25
Games Workshop Group PLC 3.15
Kinaxis Inc 3.13
AUTO1 Group SE 3.06
Sensirion Holding AG 2.92
Addtech AB Cl B 2.76

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. 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 Sustainable International Small Cap Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.51% - -
Beta 0.86% - -
Alpha -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.52% - -
Sharpe 0.44% - -
Sortino 0.89% - -
Treynor 0.08% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.05% 16.51% - -
Beta 0.61% 0.86% - -
Alpha 0.09% -0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.34% 0.52% - -
Sharpe 0.90% 0.44% - -
Sortino 1.71% 0.89% - -
Treynor 0.21% 0.08% - -
Tax Efficiency 95.56% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 21, 2022
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $45

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00129

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of small-capitalization companies located or operating throughout the world, apart from the United States. The Fund follows the responsible approach to investing.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection and principally selects companies without being constrained by the Fund’s benchmark, which is the MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index benchmark. It focuses on company research and the long-term outlook of companies. Stock ideas are normally researched to assess a range of factors, including: long-term growth potential, geographic and industry positioning, competitive advantage, management, financial strength and valuation.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.

Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.47%
Management Fee 1.93%
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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