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Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$22.60
Change
-$0.71 (-3.06%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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): 6.24%

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 0.53% 6.48% 9.86% 4.04% 13.58% 13.54% 9.55% 4.20% 4.29% 2.34% 0.99% 2.53% 5.59% 3.05%
Benchmark -0.22% 3.79% 8.67% 0.83% 18.75% 13.93% 6.25% 2.58% 6.75% 5.95% 3.94% 6.35% 8.53% 5.78%
Category Average -0.16% 3.35% 5.17% 2.11% 11.99% 10.27% 3.18% -1.05% 4.66% 4.06% 1.99% 4.59% 6.55% 3.76%
Category Rank 59 / 343 34 / 343 49 / 340 26 / 343 158 / 324 72 / 308 6 / 298 28 / 266 171 / 263 203 / 244 145 / 200 168 / 190 119 / 159 110 / 146
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.98% 0.64% 0.26% -1.34% 1.33% -0.47% 8.27% -1.83% -2.94% 2.35% 3.49% 0.53%
Benchmark 1.24% 3.23% 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22%

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/ 307 258/ 321

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 95.04
Cash and Equivalents 4.82
Income Trust Units 0.14

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 28.58
Financial Services 22.99
Telecommunications 9.64
Consumer Goods 9.45
Consumer Services 6.97
Other 22.37

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 60.33
Latin America 25.50
Europe 6.75
North America 4.82
Africa and Middle East 1.78
Other 0.82

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 8.11
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.95
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.85
CASH 4.82
HDFC Bank Ltd 3.30
Embraer SA - ADR 3.26
Wiwynn Corp 2.97
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras - Pfd 2.55
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT 2.47
Wilmar International Ltd 2.18

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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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 15.83% 17.39% 15.35%
Beta 1.11% 1.12% 1.01%
Alpha 0.03% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.78% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.19% 0.16%
Sortino 0.96% 0.23% 0.11%
Treynor 0.06% 0.03% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 95.17% 88.27% 84.27%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 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 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.28% 15.83% 17.39% 15.35%
Beta 0.88% 1.11% 1.12% 1.01%
Alpha -0.02% 0.03% -0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.62% 0.86% 0.78% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.90% 0.41% 0.19% 0.16%
Sortino 2.46% 0.96% 0.23% 0.11%
Treynor 0.10% 0.06% 0.03% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 96.64% 95.17% 88.27% 84.27%

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) $143

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Brandes Investment Partners & Co.

Sub-Advisor

Brandes Investment Partners L.P.

  • Douglas C. Edman
  • Christopher J. Garrett
  • Gerardo Zamorano
  • Louis Y. Lau
  • Greg Rippel

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 2.71%
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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