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About DESJARDINS INVESTMENTS INC ALT LONG/SHORT EQUITY MKT NEUTRAL ETF CA
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Inception date
Jan 24, 2019
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Primary advisor
Desjardins Société de Placement, Inc.
The fund aims to generate returns regardless of market conditions, through a long/short equity strategy. The fund has long/short positions a diversified portfolio of equities mainly from North American issuers. Although international and emerging markets issuers are also included, theyre capped at 25%. The portfolio manager implements the market-neutral strategy by selecting pairs of correlated issuers within the same industry sector. Then, takes long positions in issuers that are most likely to outperform while taking short positions in the issuers that are most likely to underperform. To limit risks, the targeted size of each individual pair is between 1% and 5% of the fund's NAV, risk controls like stop-loss are also employed. The fund uses leverage up to 300% of the funds NAV through cash borrowings, short sales and derivatives. The portfolio will be managed tactically over the short to medium term based on changes to the holdings and other proprietary risk assessments.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Securitized
Cash
Stocks29.82%
Finance5.70%
Technology Services4.39%
Distribution Services1.91%
Non-Energy Minerals1.90%
Industrial Services1.57%
Energy Minerals1.51%
Transportation1.27%
Electronic Technology0.98%
Utilities0.94%
Retail Trade0.84%
Health Technology0.77%
Commercial Services0.50%
Consumer Non-Durables0.39%
Consumer Durables0.06%
Bonds, Cash & Other70.18%
Corporate48.06%
Securitized20.90%
Cash13.39%
Government12.66%
Municipal4.99%
ETF1.32%
Miscellaneous−31.14%
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
DANC trades at 22.50 CAD today, its price has risen 0.04% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on DANC price chart.
DANC net asset value is 22.49 today — it's risen 0.34% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
DANC assets under management is 231.74 M CAD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
DANC price has risen by 0.04% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.03% increase. See more dynamics on DANC price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.34% over the last month, showed a 0.47% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 1.57% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.34% over the last month, showed a 0.47% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 1.57% in a year.
DANC fund flows account for −156.01 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
DANC invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
DANC expense ratio is 1.42%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, DANC isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, DANC technical analysis shows the neutral rating and its 1-week rating is neutral. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating DANC shows the buy signal. See more of DANC technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, DANC technical analysis shows the neutral rating and its 1-week rating is neutral. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating DANC shows the buy signal. See more of DANC technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, DANC pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.65%.
DANC trades at a premium (0.07%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
DANC shares are issued by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins
DANC follows the Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index Equal-Weighted - CAD - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jan 24, 2019.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.