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Brandes Global Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2016

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NAVPS
(02-05-2025)
$48.04
Change
$0.72 (1.52%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Brandes Global Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 7.57%

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 0.02% 4.02% 11.69% 32.54% 32.54% 31.35% 18.92% 19.62% 17.00% 13.95% 9.43% 8.44% 9.06% 10.31%
Benchmark -3.05% 4.15% 11.72% 18.68% 18.68% 16.62% 5.71% 8.08% 8.67% 10.49% 7.75% 8.68% 8.54% 9.32%
Category Average -2.53% -0.36% 6.05% 12.04% 12.04% 12.43% 2.18% 4.64% 6.55% 7.72% 4.92% 5.85% 5.58% 5.97%
Category Rank 26 / 278 53 / 278 52 / 277 8 / 266 8 / 266 4 / 248 3 / 231 3 / 209 3 / 174 14 / 168 8 / 142 20 / 132 15 / 127 5 / 101
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund -0.39% 4.16% 9.32% -0.21% 8.31% -3.21% 6.09% -1.09% 2.32% -0.83% 4.87% 0.02%
Benchmark -1.54% 5.26% 3.87% -3.18% 2.98% -1.02% 5.44% -1.29% 3.07% 0.86% 6.51% -3.05%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

23.80% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.69% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 22.18% 14.18% 1.74% -14.14% -0.15% 7.05% 21.77% -2.53% 30.18% 32.54%
Benchmark 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68%
Category Average 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1
Category Rank 38/ 101 24/ 127 132/ 132 136/ 142 168/ 168 124/ 174 8/ 209 27/ 231 5/ 248 8/ 266

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

32.54% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.14% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 67.46
US Equity 26.06
Canadian Equity 4.56
Cash and Equivalents 1.92

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Industrial Goods 22.67
Healthcare 12.10
Financial Services 11.88
Consumer Goods 10.11
Technology 8.95
Other 34.29

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 38.16
North America 32.54
Asia 16.18
Latin America 13.11
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Embraer SA 5.02
CAE Inc 3.67
INNOVEX INTERNATIONAL INC 2.69
C&C Group PLC 2.52
Millicom International Cellular SA 2.47
Linea Drct Asgrdr SA Cia de Sgrs y Rsgrs 2.40
Burberry Group PLC 2.34
Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd Ljubljana - GDR 2.28
Grifols SA - ADR 2.25
Pax Global Technology Ltd 2.24

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)

Brandes Global Small Cap Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.80% 16.95% 14.29%
Beta 0.82% 0.87% 0.84%
Alpha 0.13% 0.09% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.74% 0.71%
Sharpe 1.00% 0.88% 0.65%
Sortino 2.15% 1.45% 0.91%
Treynor 0.18% 0.17% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 97.72% 98.32% 98.34%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 14.01% 14.80% 16.95% 14.29%
Beta 0.88% 0.82% 0.87% 0.84%
Alpha 0.14% 0.13% 0.09% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.57% 0.72% 0.74% 0.71%
Sharpe 1.78% 1.00% 0.88% 0.65%
Sortino 6.68% 2.15% 1.45% 0.91%
Treynor 0.28% 0.18% 0.17% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.72% 98.32% 98.34%

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) $605

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP152
BIP211
BIP252

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes Global Small Cap Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of Canadian and non-Canadian issuers with small equity market capitalizations 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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Brandes Investment Partners L.P. 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 2.64%
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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