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Brandes U.S. Equity Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(03-24-2026)
$33.37
Change
$0.25 (0.76%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Brandes U.S. Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 5.82%

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 2.98% 7.02% 12.45% 6.52% 10.48% 16.11% 15.32% 12.83% 13.77% 14.83% 12.60% 11.18% 10.58% 12.16%
Benchmark -0.17% -1.69% 6.34% 0.21% 10.54% 18.01% 21.90% 15.70% 15.86% 17.18% 16.18% 15.07% 14.83% 15.59%
Category Average -0.34% -1.10% 4.28% 0.31% 7.46% 12.84% 16.77% 11.27% 11.24% 13.14% 12.13% 11.07% 11.10% 11.92%
Category Rank 115 / 1,400 77 / 1,391 102 / 1,367 99 / 1,394 365 / 1,302 301 / 1,253 794 / 1,181 455 / 1,113 239 / 1,074 358 / 1,012 487 / 946 476 / 862 530 / 792 389 / 699
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.50% -8.82% 2.37% 3.47% 0.43% 3.90% 1.97% -0.10% 3.14% 0.47% 3.44% 2.98%
Benchmark -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.47% (March 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.22% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 13.36% 5.47% -0.91% 16.11% 3.03% 25.75% 2.73% 7.84% 23.78% 10.44%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 3 4 4 2 1 4 3 2
Category Rank 43/ 691 754/ 769 472/ 854 872/ 922 873/ 993 332/ 1,058 37/ 1,103 1,091/ 1,158 845/ 1,244 461/ 1,288

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.75% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-0.91% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 87.44
International Equity 9.44
Canadian Equity 1.69
Cash and Equivalents 1.44

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 21.23
Financial Services 18.38
Technology 13.50
Consumer Goods 8.67
Industrial Services 7.72
Other 30.50

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.56
Europe 6.54
Latin America 1.91
Asia 0.99

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Merck & Co Inc 2.76
Textron Inc 2.60
Citigroup Inc 2.46
FedEx Corp 2.39
Chevron Corp 2.36
Cigna Corp 2.24
Pfizer Inc 2.21
Becton Dickinson and Co 2.20
Schlumberger NV 2.19
Bank of America Corp 2.08

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Brandes U.S. Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.89% 12.80% 13.66%
Beta 0.67% 0.71% 0.87%
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.38% 0.52% 0.64%
Sharpe 0.95% 0.86% 0.78%
Sortino 1.70% 1.44% 1.11%
Treynor 0.17% 0.16% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 99.44% 99.59% 99.71%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.45% 11.89% 12.80% 13.66%
Beta 0.59% 0.67% 0.71% 0.87%
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% 0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.37% 0.38% 0.52% 0.64%
Sharpe 0.67% 0.95% 0.86% 0.78%
Sortino 0.82% 1.70% 1.44% 1.11%
Treynor 0.14% 0.17% 0.16% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 99.44% 99.59% 99.71%

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) $121

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP141
BIP215
BIP241

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes U.S. Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of U.S. issuers with equity market capitalizations that exceed $1 billion at the time of purchase.

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

Bridgehouse Asset Managers

  • Jim Brown
  • Brent Fredberg
  • Ted Kim
  • Kenneth Little
  • Brian A. Matthews
Sub-Advisor

Brandes Investment Partners L.P.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Bridgehouse Asset Managers

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 2.07%
Management Fee 1.65%
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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