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Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

Global Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$8.34
Change
-$0.01 (-0.06%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 14, 2016): -0.24%

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 0.08% 0.61% 1.36% 0.08% 2.88% 3.80% -2.64% -3.17% -1.96% -0.18% -0.03% 0.05% - -
Benchmark 1.24% 2.41% 3.74% 1.24% 8.11% 4.59% 0.21% -1.60% -0.76% 0.59% 1.39% 1.30% 0.54% 1.36%
Category Average 0.72% 0.52% 1.17% 0.72% 3.44% 2.89% -0.49% -1.08% -0.14% 0.93% 0.91% 1.13% 1.18% 1.03%
Category Rank 550 / 557 296 / 555 299 / 543 550 / 557 377 / 524 198 / 460 369 / 399 301 / 323 248 / 270 194 / 242 167 / 206 133 / 169 - -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -0.94% 1.10% -1.30% 0.11% 0.61% 1.94% 0.79% 0.71% -0.76% 1.87% -1.32% 0.08%
Benchmark 0.00% 0.40% -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.96% (December 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.81% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 1.17% -0.98% 7.72% 5.94% -3.21% -18.66% 8.27% 2.41%
Benchmark 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80%
Category Average 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33% 2.37%
Quartile Ranking - - 3 4 1 3 3 4 1 3
Category Rank - - 93/ 169 157/ 197 41/ 241 193/ 267 213/ 320 378/ 381 23/ 456 339/ 518

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.27% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.66% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 46.93
Foreign Government Bonds 39.25
Cash and Equivalents 7.09
Canadian Government Bonds 6.74
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 92.92
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.09
Other -0.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 74.54
North America 13.05
Asia 7.16
Latin America 3.57
Other 1.68

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Italy Government 4.00% 30-Oct-2031 4.73
Canada Government 2.25% 01-Dec-2029 4.04
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.81
Austria Government 27-Feb-2025 3.80
Spain Government 1.00% 30-Jul-2042 3.55
Republic of the Philippines 3.63% 04-Feb-2032 2.93
Italy Government 4.05% 30-Oct-2037 2.66
Germany Government 15-Aug-2050 2.64
Italy Government 1.50% 30-Apr-2045 1.95
Chile Government 0.83% 02-Apr-2031 1.74

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Sustainable Environmental Bond Fund A Class

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.74% 7.17% -
Beta 0.83% 0.46% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.52% 0.19% -
Sharpe -0.79% -0.57% -
Sortino -0.86% -0.79% -
Treynor -0.07% -0.09% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.94% 7.74% 7.17% -
Beta 0.60% 0.83% 0.46% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.48% 0.52% 0.19% -
Sharpe -0.34% -0.79% -0.57% -
Sortino -0.03% -0.86% -0.79% -
Treynor -0.02% -0.07% -0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 63.41% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date June 14, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $206

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00167

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to achieve a total return comprised of income and some long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in various “environmental bond” debt securities issued by governments, supranational organizations, development banks, government agencies and corporations throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

The Fund aims to invest in “environmental bonds” (also known as “green bonds”) that may be issued by corporations, supranational organizations, development banks, government agencies as well as national and regional governments, among others.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Mirova SA

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 1,000
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.54%
Management Fee 1.09%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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