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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$48.23
Change
-$0.01 (-0.02%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1994): 6.48%

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 0.44% 1.61% 3.40% 0.44% 13.14% 5.16% -0.70% 4.39% 6.23% 8.29% 5.90% 4.99% 6.22% 4.68%
Benchmark 0.65% -0.04% 3.87% 0.65% 20.05% 7.28% 4.75% 8.02% 9.71% 8.82% 5.92% 5.16% 8.99% 6.03%
Category Average 0.56% 1.91% 3.82% 0.56% 15.56% 8.80% 4.15% 7.95% 8.63% 8.83% 6.21% 5.79% 7.51% 5.82%
Category Rank 138 / 208 149 / 208 128 / 207 138 / 208 144 / 201 184 / 200 188 / 198 166 / 190 163 / 182 128 / 180 117 / 172 118 / 163 128 / 158 109 / 136
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 3.79% 2.23% -2.48% -0.80% 1.24% 5.30% -1.52% 1.83% 1.47% 3.65% -2.40% 0.44%
Benchmark 0.77% 7.49% 0.17% 2.65% -1.93% 5.81% -1.26% 3.80% 1.39% 2.69% -3.30% 0.65%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.32% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.62% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.71% 11.04% -2.32% -14.22% 25.48% 17.76% 23.28% -17.86% -0.38% 15.22%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 4 2 1 2 2 4 4 3
Category Rank 48/ 136 130/ 158 155/ 163 85/ 172 41/ 179 68/ 182 88/ 190 150/ 198 164/ 200 138/ 201

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.48% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.86% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 96.11
International Equity 2.26
Cash and Equivalents 1.63

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Real Estate 15.53
Basic Materials 15.52
Financial Services 14.42
Technology 13.03
Energy 9.85
Other 31.65

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.74
Asia 1.21
Europe 1.06
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
EQB Inc 4.16
Mainstreet Equity Corp 4.04
TerraVest Industries Inc 3.44
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.23
Descartes Systems Group Inc 3.21
Colliers International Group Inc 3.16
G Mining Ventures Corp 3.13
Tecsys Inc 3.00
MDA Space 2.79
ADENTRA Inc 2.65

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)

Desjardins Canadian Small Cap Equity Fund A Class

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.87% 20.56% 16.46%
Beta 0.79% 0.77% 0.73%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.86% 0.78%
Sharpe -0.22% 0.29% 0.26%
Sortino -0.23% 0.35% 0.25%
Treynor -0.04% 0.08% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency - 94.78% 96.33%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.70% 14.87% 20.56% 16.46%
Beta 0.50% 0.79% 0.77% 0.73%
Alpha 0.03% -0.04% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.39% 0.77% 0.86% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.98% -0.22% 0.29% 0.26%
Sortino 2.25% -0.23% 0.35% 0.25%
Treynor 0.17% -0.04% 0.08% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 99.57% - 94.78% 96.33%

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 07, 1994
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $194

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00062

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is long-term capital appreciation. It invests primarily in equity securities of small-capitalization Canadian corporations. Any modification of the fundamental investment objective must be approved by the unitholders by a majority vote at a meeting called for this purpose.

Investment Strategy

The management of this Fund is assigned to a sub-manager who favours a growth-at-a-reasonable-price management style that is based on a bottom-up approach.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Fiera Capital Corporation

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 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.35%
Management Fee 1.85%
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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