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Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(02-07-2025)
$22.93
Change
-$0.06 (-0.27%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 6.10%

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 2.35% -2.47% 6.49% 11.46% 11.46% 14.99% 5.23% 3.78% 1.25% 2.84% 0.99% 2.82% 4.64% 3.42%
Benchmark 2.94% -0.19% 8.73% 21.65% 21.65% 14.11% 4.49% 3.37% 4.94% 6.63% 4.72% 7.22% 7.29% 6.82%
Category Average 1.21% -2.02% 2.42% 12.46% 12.46% 10.55% 0.35% -0.58% 2.80% 4.75% 2.20% 5.21% 5.35% 4.39%
Category Rank 100 / 345 225 / 342 45 / 339 259 / 323 259 / 323 56 / 308 38 / 286 48 / 266 199 / 263 206 / 243 152 / 199 166 / 186 110 / 156 124 / 145
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund -3.86% 6.19% 2.98% 0.64% 0.26% -1.34% 1.33% -0.47% 8.27% -1.83% -2.94% 2.35%
Benchmark -2.21% 5.63% 1.24% 3.23% 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.48% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.90% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -6.91% 20.39% 16.59% -9.42% 11.19% -8.28% -0.43% -11.88% 18.63% 11.46%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 2 4 4 2 1 1 4
Category Rank 144/ 145 6/ 156 184/ 186 85/ 199 191/ 243 263/ 263 80/ 266 43/ 286 12/ 308 259/ 323

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.39% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.88% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.84
Cash and Equivalents 1.16

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 29.57
Financial Services 24.72
Consumer Goods 9.33
Telecommunications 8.72
Consumer Services 7.18
Other 20.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 63.16
Latin America 24.60
Europe 8.37
Africa and Middle East 1.87
North America 1.16
Other 0.84

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 9.77
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.37
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.27
Wiwynn Corp 3.79
Erste Group Bank AG 3.62
HDFC Bank Ltd 3.61
Embraer SA - ADR 3.42
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras - Pfd 2.60
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT 2.53
Wilmar International Ltd 2.19

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.44% 17.73% 15.42%
Beta 1.14% 1.12% 0.99%
Alpha 0.00% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.79% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.17% 0.03% 0.19%
Sortino 0.38% -0.02% 0.15%
Treynor 0.02% 0.00% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 91.42% 57.15% 85.49%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.41% 16.44% 17.73% 15.42%
Beta 1.03% 1.14% 1.12% 0.99%
Alpha -0.09% 0.00% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.86% 0.79% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.58% 0.17% 0.03% 0.19%
Sortino 1.46% 0.38% -0.02% 0.15%
Treynor 0.07% 0.02% 0.00% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 95.95% 91.42% 57.15% 85.49%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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) $135

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP171
BIP213
BIP271

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of companies located or active mainly in emerging markets. The Fund is not subject to any specific geographic diversification requirements. Regions in which the Fund may invest include Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Christopher J. Garrett 07-02-2002
Louis Y. Lau 07-02-2002
Gerardo Zamorano 07-02-2002
Greg Rippel 07-02-2002
Douglas C. Edman 07-02-2002
Brandes Investment Partners & Co. 05-21-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Brandes Investment Partners & Co.
Advisor Brandes Investment Partners & Co.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 2.71%
Management Fee 2.20%
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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