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Investment Objective
The objective of the Desjardins Enhanced Alternative Investments Fund is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diverse portfolio of Canadian and foreign securities, including ordinary and preferred stock, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), government and corporate bonds, treasury bills and other debt products, and through the use of derivatives.
Investment Strategies
To achieve the Fund’s objective, the portfolio manager :
 | Will determine the relative weight for each of the following asset classes and investment strategies based on its predictions of future market developments and its view of the relative potential of each strategy and asset class.
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 | May add, revise or delete investment strategies and/or asset classes from time to time without prior notice to the Fund’s unitholders.
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 | May invest in publicly traded securities of issuers located anywhere in the world that are engaged in the infrastructure industry, including the ownership, management and operation of infrastructure or utility assets such as oil and gas pipelines, transportation, and electrical, gas and water utilities.
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 | May invest in Canadian and foreign securities, including ordinary and preferred stock, ETFs, government and corporate bonds, Treasury Bills and other debt products that are selected through an industry-focused analytic process.
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 | May use derivatives, such as index futures and currency futures on the U.S. dollar, invest in or sell short ETFs, and hold cash, cash equivalents and evidences of indebtedness, other than cash equivalents, that have terms to maturity of 365 days or less, in an attempt to obtain a high correlation to the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
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 | May use derivatives for foreign currency hedging purposes in respect of each of the above investment strategies.
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 | May use derivatives for other hedging and non-hedging purposes.
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 | Is permitted to engage in short sale transactions as permitted by relief obtained from the Canadian Securities Regulators.
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 | May engage in securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions as permitted by the Canadian securities regulatory authorities from time to time. |
What Are the Risks of Investing in This Fund?
Although the risk level of the Desjardins Enhanced Alternative Investments Fund remains moderate, the risks related to class, credit, currency, derivatives, equity, foreign securities, interest rate, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreement, securities lending, short selling, smaller companies, specialized market and specific issuer should be taken into account.
Who Should Invest in This Fund?
The Desjardins Enhanced Alternative Investments Fund is ideal for investors who have a moderate tolerance for risk, who are looking for reasonable income return combined with long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of securities and who wishes to add a specialty fund to the portfolio, which will contribute to reducing overall portfolio volatility.
Portfolio Manager
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.
Fund Information
Type of fund
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Specialty Fund
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Inception
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A-Class Units : January 25, 2008*
T-Class Units : January 25, 2008*
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Type of securities
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Mutual Fund Units
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Eligibility
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A- and I-Class Units are 100% eligible for RRSPs, LIRAs, RRIFs, LIFs, DPSPs, Desjardins SPPs and RESPs T-Class Units are not eligible for registered plans.
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Management expense ratio
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2.62%
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Income distribution frequency
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A-Class Units : Annually
T-Class Units : Monthly
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Capital gains distribution frequency
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A-Class Units : Annually
T-Class Units : Monthly
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*The Fund commenced distribution on March 20, 2008.
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