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Brandes Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Cdn Foc Small/Mid Cap Eq

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FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014

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NAVPS
(06-13-2025)
$37.11
Change
-$0.19 (-0.50%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Brandes Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 6.93%

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 5.21% 2.97% 5.70% 8.37% 17.35% 18.87% 12.31% 11.49% 19.23% 12.65% 8.93% 7.59% 9.18% 8.54%
Benchmark 6.67% 4.50% 0.34% 3.66% 12.28% 15.37% 8.09% 5.29% 13.60% 9.85% 6.89% 6.99% 7.61% 6.84%
Category Average 5.60% 0.69% -3.58% -0.54% 12.45% 11.73% 7.75% 3.98% 11.25% 9.78% 8.17% 8.14% 8.68% 7.53%
Category Rank 35 / 48 16 / 48 3 / 48 3 / 48 8 / 48 8 / 48 6 / 48 3 / 48 5 / 48 6 / 45 6 / 36 12 / 36 7 / 34 5 / 33
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.28% 5.08% -0.47% 0.89% 1.43% 3.44% -2.47% 3.22% 1.97% -1.12% -1.02% 5.21%
Benchmark -1.61% 5.68% -1.27% 3.54% 1.20% 4.03% -3.21% 1.97% -2.72% 0.21% -2.24% 6.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.87% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.65% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.59% 21.32% 7.23% -11.65% -0.47% 9.10% 33.20% -2.34% 13.41% 16.93%
Benchmark -3.54% 27.23% 7.15% -14.41% 17.42% 12.92% 18.74% -10.51% 8.17% 18.86%
Category Average -2.19% 16.27% 9.79% -11.20% 21.83% 30.06% 13.94% -13.64% 7.90% 18.68%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 3
Category Rank 11/ 31 11/ 34 28/ 35 27/ 36 37/ 39 30/ 48 8/ 48 6/ 48 4/ 48 28/ 48

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

33.20% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.65% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 59.60
International Equity 23.88
US Equity 11.23
Income Trust Units 4.00
Cash and Equivalents 1.29

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 21.59
Industrial Goods 13.92
Basic Materials 13.68
Healthcare 11.75
Technology 7.49
Other 31.57

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 76.12
Europe 17.99
Asia 3.11
Latin America 2.79
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Magellan Aerospace Corp 5.63
Open Text Corp 4.94
CAE Inc 4.89
Winpak Ltd 4.72
Heineken Holding NV 4.48
Pason Systems Inc 4.04
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust - Units 4.00
Nutrien Ltd 3.97
Lassonde Industries Inc Cl A 3.88
E-L Financial Corp Ltd 3.67

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Brandes Canadian Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Cdn Foc Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.84% 11.34% 12.65%
Beta 0.57% 0.66% 0.65%
Alpha 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.79% 0.77%
Sharpe 0.83% 1.40% 0.58%
Sortino 1.56% 2.95% 0.71%
Treynor 0.14% 0.24% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 95.76% 97.43% 96.53%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.61% 9.84% 11.34% 12.65%
Beta 0.61% 0.57% 0.66% 0.65%
Alpha 0.09% 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.80% 0.79% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.50% 0.83% 1.40% 0.58%
Sortino 3.98% 1.56% 2.95% 0.71%
Treynor 0.21% 0.14% 0.24% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 95.76% 97.43% 96.53%

Fund Details

Start Date July 02, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $75

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP121
BIP219
BIP221

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes Canadian Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of Canadian issuers. The Fund may also invest in foreign equity securities.

Investment Strategy

Brandes LP is a Graham & Dodd value-oriented, global investment adviser that applies fundamental analysis to bottom-up security selection. Brandes LP believes that consistently buying businesses at discounts to conservative estimates of their intrinsic value has the potential to produce competitive long-term results.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Sub-Advisor

Brandes Investment Partners L.P.

  • Mark Costa
  • Robert J. Gallagher
  • Yingbin Chen
  • Ralph Birchmeier
  • Luiz G. Sauerbronn

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 1,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.32%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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