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Brandes Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Cdn Foc Small/Mid Cap Eq

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FundGrade A

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Fundata ESG GradeE Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade E

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2024, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014

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NAVPS
(11-12-2025) 		$41.74
Change
$0.27 (0.64%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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Brandes Canadian Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 7.30%

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 2.59% 8.09% 17.23% 20.76% 21.83% 23.51% 18.01% 12.03% 20.23% 15.36% 11.44% 9.16% 9.37% 10.03%
Benchmark 1.77% 16.22% 33.08% 29.33% 30.22% 30.21% 20.00% 10.14% 16.52% 13.52% 11.93% 9.41% 9.52% 10.47%
Category Average -0.15% 3.49% 15.12% 8.43% 11.15% 20.06% 11.96% 4.06% 10.25% 11.04% 10.42% 8.83% 9.18% 9.38%
Category Rank 3 / 48 4 / 48 18 / 48 3 / 48 6 / 48 16 / 48 8 / 48 3 / 48 3 / 48 7 / 47 10 / 39 8 / 36 7 / 35 5 / 34
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.44% -2.47% 3.22% 1.97% -1.12% -1.02% 5.21% 2.98% 0.11% 1.60% 3.70% 2.59%
Benchmark 4.03% -3.21% 1.97% -2.72% 0.21% -2.24% 6.67% 5.34% 1.91% 7.00% 6.73% 1.77%

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 54.93
International Equity 29.10
US Equity 10.79
Income Trust Units 3.97
Cash and Equivalents 1.22

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 24.30
Industrial Goods 12.75
Basic Materials 12.61
Energy 11.58
Healthcare 9.25
Other 29.51

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 70.90
Europe 21.00
Latin America 6.20
Asia 1.90

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Open Text Corp 5.99
Winpak Ltd 5.01
Magellan Aerospace Corp 4.94
CAE Inc 4.90
Pason Systems Inc 4.04
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust - Units 3.97
Heineken Holding NV 3.89
Swatch Group AG Cl N 3.89
Sanofi SA 3.20
Ambev SA 3.20

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 7.82% 10.91% 12.48%
Beta 0.51% 0.62% 0.64%
Alpha 0.07% 0.09% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.76% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.66% 1.51% 0.69%
Sortino 4.34% 3.23% 0.89%
Treynor 0.25% 0.27% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 97.15% 97.75% 97.16%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 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 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.05% 7.82% 10.91% 12.48%
Beta 0.46% 0.51% 0.62% 0.64%
Alpha 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.03%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.71% 0.76% 0.77%
Sharpe 2.16% 1.66% 1.51% 0.69%
Sortino 5.21% 4.34% 3.23% 0.89%
Treynor 0.38% 0.25% 0.27% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.15% 97.75% 97.16%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

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Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

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Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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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) $96

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 2.31%
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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