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Desjardins Sustainable Global Opportunities Fund A Class

Global Equity

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NAVPS
(03-14-2025)
$40.77
Change
$0.44 (1.10%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Desjardins Sustainable Global Opportunities Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 10, 1990): 7.19%

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 -1.79% 0.04% 3.01% 2.73% 9.61% 11.28% 8.75% 7.10% 10.16% 8.70% 7.15% 7.44% 8.56% 6.27%
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average -1.29% 1.82% 7.98% 3.17% 16.33% 17.02% 9.99% 8.89% 11.22% 9.93% 8.61% 8.99% 9.78% 7.96%
Category Rank 1,288 / 2,116 1,822 / 2,112 1,892 / 2,078 1,214 / 2,112 1,883 / 2,036 1,746 / 1,895 1,344 / 1,767 1,302 / 1,598 1,116 / 1,470 1,111 / 1,414 995 / 1,205 836 / 1,045 716 / 905 680 / 775
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.93% -2.59% 3.37% -0.10% 3.57% 1.19% 2.87% -2.11% 2.25% -2.62% 4.60% -1.79%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.69% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.53% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.10% 3.27% 8.99% -6.29% 19.05% 14.10% 17.48% -13.98% 11.63% 13.76%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4
Category Rank 667/ 757 484/ 881 870/ 1,039 755/ 1,186 784/ 1,386 553/ 1,468 669/ 1,588 968/ 1,742 1,486/ 1,893 1,729/ 2,010

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.05% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 53.97
International Equity 43.71
Cash and Equivalents 2.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.79
Technology 21.75
Healthcare 18.52
Industrial Goods 12.59
Industrial Services 6.35
Other 16.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 56.29
Europe 34.95
Asia 6.33
Latin America 2.43

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 4.56
Mastercard Inc Cl A 4.32
Boston Scientific Corp 4.28
Linde PLC 3.81
NVIDIA Corp 3.56
Oracle Corp 3.39
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 3.27
Alcon AG 3.22
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.19
Analog Devices Inc 2.90

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)

Desjardins Sustainable Global Opportunities Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.58% 14.00% 12.36%
Beta 1.02% 1.02% 0.99%
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.59% 0.42%
Sortino 0.76% 0.85% 0.45%
Treynor 0.05% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 90.84% 93.00% 83.54%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 9.01% 13.58% 14.00% 12.36%
Beta 1.06% 1.02% 1.02% 0.99%
Alpha -0.12% -0.05% -0.04% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.67% 0.85% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.61% 0.41% 0.59% 0.42%
Sortino 1.29% 0.76% 0.85% 0.45%
Treynor 0.05% 0.05% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 84.05% 90.84% 93.00% 83.54%

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 September 10, 1990
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $437

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00009

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 companies located everywhere in the world, including emerging markets.

Investment Strategy

The sub-manager applies a bottom-up fundamental approach coupled with top-down macroeconomic analysis to select the securities in which the Fund’s assets will be invested.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Impax Asset Management Ltd.

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 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.27%
Management Fee 1.72%
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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