Distribution reinvestment plan – Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - This link will open in a new window.

Independent Review Committee Report – Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - This link will open in a new window.

Voting rights

As manager, Desjardins Global Asset Management (DGAM) exercises the voting rights attached to the securities it owns on proposals submitted at the general meetings of the companies held in the Desjardins ETFs portfolios.

Accordingly, it votes on behalf of all Desjardins ETFs unitholders.

The Desjardins ETFs comply with the provisions of Regulation 81-106 of the Canadian Securities Administrators as regards the policy on proxy voting.

The Desjardins ETFs involved

Several Desjardins ETFs directly own stocks or units in companies which entitle them to voting rights.

See the List of Desjardins ETFs  New window that hold voting shares.

Policy

We drew up a Policy on the Exercise of Proxy Voting Rights  New window which is updated each year.

It sets out our position on routine proposals or proposals submitted by other shareholders at general shareholder meetings: elections of members of the board of directors, executive compensation, etc.

Voting results

It is natural for you to be interested in how we exercise these voting rights.

Every year, we publish a complete document on voting results.

It includes the names of the companies, the dates of the meetings, the issues submitted and how we voted.

See Results of the exercise of proxy voting rights Proxy Vote Disclosure - New window

Management Information Circular – Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - This link will open in a new window.