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Desjardins Sustainable American Equity Fund D Class

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FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG GradeB Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade B

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2022, 2021, 2020

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2020

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NAVPS
(05-27-2025) 		$19.72
Change
$0.52 (2.73%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Desjardins Sustainable American Equity Fund D Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 11, 2018): 12.06%

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 -4.12% -13.29% -4.65% -10.02% 3.64% 10.19% 8.62% 5.83% 10.98% 11.03% - - - -
Benchmark -4.57% -11.79% -2.47% -8.73% 12.63% 18.27% 15.08% 12.30% 15.44% 13.55% 14.27% 13.26% 14.84% 13.85%
Category Average -3.76% -11.90% -4.21% -8.32% 7.65% 13.97% 10.67% 7.68% 12.29% 9.92% 10.29% 9.82% 10.95% 9.80%
Category Rank 566 / 1,318 808 / 1,309 931 / 1,300 866 / 1,301 1,091 / 1,271 1,010 / 1,202 900 / 1,145 858 / 1,077 776 / 1,017 404 / 952 - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 2.11% 1.92% 2.74% -1.04% 1.93% 0.78% 6.90% -0.87% 3.77% -2.92% -6.84% -4.12%
Benchmark 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.49% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.27% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 29.66% 29.80% 21.88% -16.17% 14.71% 23.73%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking - - - - 1 1 3 3 4 3
Category Rank - - - - 131/ 918 115/ 993 687/ 1,058 581/ 1,109 900/ 1,172 866/ 1,258

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.80% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.17% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 91.96
International Equity 7.18
Cash and Equivalents 0.86

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 30.71
Consumer Services 17.07
Financial Services 15.71
Healthcare 10.29
Industrial Goods 8.20
Other 18.02

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.82
Europe 7.18

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 6.64
Apple Inc 5.23
Amazon.com Inc 4.49
Broadcom Inc 3.40
NVIDIA Corp 3.25
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.62
Visa Inc Cl A 2.58
Travelers Cos Inc 2.37
Home Depot Inc 2.35
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.31

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Desjardins Sustainable American Equity Fund D Class

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.17% 13.76% -
Beta 0.98% 0.98% -
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.91% -
Sharpe 0.38% 0.65% -
Sortino 0.72% 0.97% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 94.96% 92.74% -
Volatility 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 12.98% 14.17% 13.76% -
Beta 0.99% 0.98% 0.98% -
Alpha -0.08% -0.05% -0.04% -
Rsquared 0.94% 0.92% 0.91% -
Sharpe 0.05% 0.38% 0.65% -
Sortino 0.15% 0.72% 0.97% -
Treynor 0.01% 0.05% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 74.97% 94.96% 92.74% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A88.9​88.956.7​56.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A91.0​91.061.2​61.20%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A83.7​83.751.4​51.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A91.1​91.158.9​58.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 May 11, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $973

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT07166

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity-related securities of American corporations.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager invests the Fund’s assets in securities that meet its financial and extra-financial valuation criteria. The consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is integrated into the financial analysis of the corporations in which it invests.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

ClearBridge Investments, LLC.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Desjardins Investments Inc.
Custodian

Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar

Desjardins Investments Inc.
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 1.03%
Management Fee 0.63%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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