Desjardins Investments Launches Fixed Income ETFs Tracking Solactive Indices

FRANKFURT AM MAIN – Solactive is pleased to expand its collaboration with Desjardins in connection with the upcoming launch of two fixed income ETFs tracking the Solactive Quarterly Select USD Investment Grade Corporate CAD TR Index and the Solactive G7 Government Bond CAD TR Index, respectively. The new products provide rules-based exposure to USD investment-grade corporate bonds and developed-market government bonds.

In the current market environment, fixed income continues to play an important role in portfolio construction. Against this backdrop, USD investment-grade corporate bonds and developed-market government bonds remain relevant segments of the bond market, combining yield levels that remain above those seen in earlier years with the credit-quality characteristics typically associated with investment-grade corporate debt and developed-market sovereign bonds.

The Solactive Quarterly Select USD Investment Grade Corporate CAD TR Index is a rules-based, market value weighted index designed to provide representative exposure to the broader USD investment-grade corporate bond market in Canadian dollars. The index uses the Solactive USD Investment Grade Corporate Index as its starting universe and selects a representative subset of approximately 500 bonds across rating and modified duration segments, with a focus on bonds with larger amounts outstanding. The index rebalances quarterly.

The Solactive G7 Government Bond CAD TR Index is designed to track the performance of sovereign, local-currency debt markets of G7 countries in Canadian dollars. Using the Solactive Broad Global Developed Government Bond TR EUR Index as its starting universe, the index selects eligible government bonds across G7 countries and maturity years based on amount outstanding converted to CAD, subject to liquidity and other eligibility criteria. The index rebalances quarterly.

The Desjardins US Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index ETF was listed on TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) on May 19, 2026, under the ticker DUIG.
The Desjardins Global Government Bond Index ETF was listed on TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) on June 2, 2026, under the ticker DGGB.

Timo Pfeiffer, Chief Markets Officer at Solactive, commented: “We are pleased to deepen our relationship with Desjardins through the launch of these two fixed income ETFs. Building on our previous collaborations across Desjardins’ ETF offering in Canada, these new products broaden the partnership into additional fixed income exposures. Across both benchmarks, implementation efficiency was an important consideration, reflected in quarterly rebalancing and a focus on the most relevant and liquid bonds within the respective market.”