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Brandes Global Equity Fund Series A

Global Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(03-04-2026)
$28.71
Change
-$0.09 (-0.31%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Brandes Global Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 5.75%

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 2.83% 5.62% 16.88% 2.83% 22.20% 24.02% 19.79% 15.70% 16.41% 14.00% 12.40% 10.27% 10.61% 10.10%
Benchmark 2.09% 0.95% 10.80% 2.09% 14.53% 22.02% 19.47% 13.40% 13.11% 13.15% 13.63% 11.67% 12.63% 12.43%
Category Average 1.52% 0.71% 7.66% 1.52% 9.66% 16.37% 14.53% 9.47% 9.76% 9.98% 10.59% 8.73% 9.66% 9.55%
Category Rank 416 / 2,176 138 / 2,167 79 / 2,135 416 / 2,176 105 / 2,077 141 / 1,967 238 / 1,852 80 / 1,738 32 / 1,566 120 / 1,449 374 / 1,390 325 / 1,180 387 / 1,024 394 / 880
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 3.13% -1.38% -5.02% 3.03% 4.22% 0.79% 3.57% 4.32% 2.42% 1.61% 1.09% 2.83%
Benchmark -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21% -0.91% 2.09%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.46% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.27% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 2.60% 7.57% -4.23% 11.26% -1.90% 19.11% -0.41% 17.34% 20.58% 25.81%
Benchmark 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84% 16.60%
Category Average 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13% 12.89%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 3 1
Category Rank 538/ 870 921/ 1,023 482/ 1,170 1,279/ 1,365 1,336/ 1,447 464/ 1,562 35/ 1,715 658/ 1,850 1,059/ 1,963 89/ 2,075

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.81% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.23% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 55.25
US Equity 39.12
Cash and Equivalents 4.25
Canadian Equity 1.38

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 20.00
Technology 18.75
Financial Services 15.74
Consumer Goods 10.19
Consumer Services 9.01
Other 26.31

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 44.75
Europe 34.24
Asia 14.17
Latin America 6.84

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
CASH 4.25
Erste Group Bank AG 2.85
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 2.78
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57
Sanofi SA 2.39
TotalEnergies SE 2.38
UBS Group AG 2.35
Shell PLC - ADR 2.16
AIA Group Ltd 2.13
Textron Inc 2.07

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Brandes Global Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.66% 11.74% 13.35%
Beta 0.80% 0.80% 0.98%
Alpha 0.04% 0.06% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.58% 0.60% 0.70%
Sharpe 1.54% 1.12% 0.65%
Sortino 3.24% 2.04% 0.86%
Treynor 0.19% 0.16% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 98.78% 98.06% 97.09%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.24% 9.66% 11.74% 13.35%
Beta 0.66% 0.80% 0.80% 0.98%
Alpha 0.11% 0.04% 0.06% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.55% 0.58% 0.60% 0.70%
Sharpe 1.96% 1.54% 1.12% 0.65%
Sortino 3.19% 3.24% 2.04% 0.86%
Treynor 0.28% 0.19% 0.16% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 99.19% 98.78% 98.06% 97.09%

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) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP151
BIP205
BIP251

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes Global Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of both Canadian and non-Canadian issuers whose equity market capitalizations exceed $1 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund is not subject to any specific geographic diversification requirements.

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.

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 2.12%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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