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Desjardins Dividend Balanced Fund A Class

Canadian Equity Balanced

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$28.67
Change
-$0.03 (-0.12%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Desjardins Dividend Balanced Fund A Class

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 07, 1994): 6.15%

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 2.74% 4.56% 6.90% 2.74% 13.72% 9.15% 5.25% 8.56% 6.22% 6.85% 4.87% 5.10% 6.03% 4.14%
Benchmark 2.89% 5.40% 9.91% 2.89% 20.40% 11.93% 7.71% 9.97% 8.77% 9.55% 8.34% 7.98% 9.00% 7.22%
Category Average 2.70% 4.60% 6.87% 2.70% 15.47% 10.13% 6.01% 8.10% 6.96% 7.54% 6.15% 6.11% 6.81% 5.58%
Category Rank 225 / 374 245 / 373 226 / 373 225 / 374 312 / 370 300 / 367 290 / 363 183 / 355 275 / 329 281 / 323 284 / 301 253 / 274 229 / 261 243 / 251
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 2.02% 1.86% -3.09% 1.81% -0.42% 4.19% 0.60% 1.86% -0.22% 3.91% -2.06% 2.74%
Benchmark 1.27% 3.22% -1.85% 2.08% -0.32% 4.94% 1.05% 2.82% 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.74% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -9.38% 11.54% 8.90% -12.33% 13.60% 0.08% 17.68% -6.34% 9.76% 11.11%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 4
Category Rank 244/ 251 107/ 260 62/ 272 299/ 301 263/ 321 275/ 329 100/ 355 148/ 363 182/ 367 316/ 369

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

17.68% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.33% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 36.93
US Equity 18.89
Canadian Government Bonds 14.71
International Equity 10.95
Canadian Corporate Bonds 10.74
Other 7.78

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 26.29
Financial Services 20.14
Technology 9.70
Consumer Services 7.30
Industrial Services 7.04
Other 29.53

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 87.24
Europe 9.98
Latin America 2.78

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 3.73
Bank of Montreal 2.34
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.13
Bank of Nova Scotia 1.79
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP - Units 1.78
Enbridge Inc 1.74
Canada Government 07-May-2025 1.74
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd Cl A 1.72
Canada Government 4.00% 01-May-2026 1.63
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 1.59

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Desjardins Dividend Balanced Fund A Class

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.92% 12.33% 9.99%
Beta 0.92% 0.93% 0.94%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.18% 0.36% 0.29%
Sortino 0.37% 0.42% 0.21%
Treynor 0.02% 0.05% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 81.44% 86.55% 80.21%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.70% 10.92% 12.33% 9.99%
Beta 0.88% 0.92% 0.93% 0.94%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% -0.02% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.96% 0.95% 0.94%
Sharpe 1.16% 0.18% 0.36% 0.29%
Sortino 2.46% 0.37% 0.42% 0.21%
Treynor 0.10% 0.02% 0.05% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 89.05% 81.44% 86.55% 80.21%

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 Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $328

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DJT00063

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a high level of income, mostly in the form of dividends, and, to a lesser degree, long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian, and to a lesser extent, foreign income-producing securities. 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

In order to achieve its fundamental investment objective, the Fund invests in income-producing securities which may include, but are not limited to, dividend-paying equity securities, government and corporate bonds, preferred shares, income trusts and other securities primarily of Canadian issuers.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

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 2.07%
Management Fee 1.65%
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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