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Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund A Class

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(12-31-2024)
$28.00
Change
-$0.17 (-0.61%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Desjardins American Equity Growth Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 16, 2009): 14.63%

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 7.79% 12.16% 19.05% 33.70% 38.13% 29.52% 8.48% 9.89% 13.80% 15.32% 14.84% 15.88% 14.00% 14.69%
Benchmark 6.59% 11.27% 18.22% 35.66% 38.11% 25.73% 14.87% 17.60% 17.00% 16.83% 15.78% 16.05% 15.20% 15.67%
Category Average 6.28% 9.30% 15.34% 29.16% 32.65% 20.86% 10.79% 13.48% 13.24% 13.15% 11.89% 12.38% 11.52% 11.50%
Category Rank 157 / 1,332 255 / 1,324 176 / 1,307 496 / 1,285 372 / 1,284 190 / 1,188 894 / 1,123 959 / 1,066 513 / 1,004 302 / 922 193 / 855 143 / 770 169 / 692 128 / 645
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 3.32% 3.11% 7.88% 1.60% -3.92% 3.42% 5.39% 1.09% -0.37% 2.35% 1.66% 7.79%
Benchmark 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.07% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.99% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 17.17% 24.43% -2.90% 21.50% 6.94% 31.46% 34.80% 11.38% -29.01% 34.18%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1
Category Rank 353/ 553 68/ 645 636/ 693 130/ 770 124/ 856 86/ 928 58/ 1,004 1,032/ 1,069 1,046/ 1,124 139/ 1,188

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

34.80% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-29.01% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 94.78
International Equity 2.32
Cash and Equivalents 1.39
Canadian Equity 1.19
Income Trust Units 0.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 49.98
Consumer Services 12.63
Healthcare 10.40
Financial Services 7.95
Consumer Goods 5.46
Other 13.58

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.68
Europe 1.42
Africa and Middle East 0.38
Asia 0.33
Latin America 0.20
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 9.34
Microsoft Corp 9.27
Apple Inc 7.31
Amazon.com Inc 6.08
Alphabet Inc Cl C 5.55
Tesla Inc 2.51
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.23
Eli Lilly and Co 2.17
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.07
Netflix Inc 1.71

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 American Equity Growth Fund A Class

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 18.10% 18.17% 15.98%
Beta 1.20% 1.19% 1.16%
Alpha -0.08% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.34% 0.68% 0.84%
Sortino 0.55% 1.03% 1.23%
Treynor 0.05% 0.10% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 93.97% 93.23% 94.24%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.41% 18.10% 18.17% 15.98%
Beta 1.23% 1.20% 1.19% 1.16%
Alpha -0.07% -0.08% -0.05% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.89% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 2.53% 0.34% 0.68% 0.84%
Sortino 7.20% 0.55% 1.03% 1.23%
Treynor 0.23% 0.05% 0.10% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 99.81% 93.97% 93.23% 94.24%

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 January 16, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $2,451

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00072

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth. The Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of United States companies and/or units of mutual funds which themselves invest primarily in equity and equity-related securities of United States companies.

Investment Strategy

The management of equity securities is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a growth management style. The sub-manager invests in securities of all caps that demonstrate high growth in terms of income and earnings or a significant potential for growth, primarily in U.S. markets. The sub-manager looks for companies that display superior income, earnings or cash flow growth.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Wellington Management Canada ULC 08-05-2005
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. 08-05-2005

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Desjardins Investments Inc.
Advisor Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Custodian Desjardins Trust Inc.
Registrar Desjardins Investments Inc.
Distributor Desjardins Investments Inc.
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 2.18%
Management Fee 1.63%
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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