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Brandes Global Opportunities Fund Series A

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Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(08-11-2025) 		$26.22
Change
$0.01 (0.02%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Brandes Global Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 29, 2012): 10.18%

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 2.46% 10.96% 12.36% 18.16% 23.31% 26.23% 26.17% 14.46% 17.43% 11.97% 8.56% 7.91% 8.26% 7.49%
Benchmark 2.68% 12.60% 0.96% 5.43% 11.71% 13.92% 13.51% 6.44% 11.10% 9.32% 7.74% 8.71% 9.01% 8.15%
Category Average 1.23% 11.15% 3.30% 6.90% 7.76% 10.76% 10.56% 3.43% 8.88% 7.60% 5.73% 5.99% 6.39% 5.40%
Category Rank 53 / 287 100 / 281 35 / 279 30 / 279 7 / 278 7 / 258 7 / 239 6 / 226 6 / 194 31 / 171 34 / 146 50 / 141 44 / 131 37 / 113
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund -0.51% 2.30% 0.32% 0.95% 1.24% 5.17% 3.76% -0.02% -2.39% 4.74% 3.39% 2.46%
Benchmark -1.29% 3.07% 0.86% 6.51% -3.05% 4.42% -3.55% -4.14% -3.02% 5.68% 3.76% 2.68%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.31% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.53% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 12.00% 11.28% 6.69% -11.61% 8.38% -3.29% 10.50% -7.76% 27.97% 24.02%
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 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 2 1 1
Category Rank 56/ 101 33/ 127 111/ 132 112/ 142 119/ 168 174/ 174 168/ 209 91/ 231 7/ 248 19/ 266

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.97% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.61% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 72.54
US Equity 24.86
Canadian Equity 1.51
Cash and Equivalents 1.09

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 16.00
Healthcare 15.34
Technology 12.89
Consumer Goods 12.46
Telecommunications 9.06
Other 34.25

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 41.78
North America 27.46
Latin America 16.59
Asia 14.19

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd Ljubljana - GDR 3.98
Embraer SA - ADR 2.88
Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt 2.71
Foreign Trade Bank Latin America Inc Cl E 2.53
Millicom International Cellular SA 2.43
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.39
Erste Group Bank AG 2.39
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV 2.30
Linea Drct Asgrdr SA Cia de Sgrs y Rsgrs 2.06
UBS Group AG 2.00

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)

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Brandes Global Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.96% 13.80% 13.53%
Beta 0.71% 0.77% 0.78%
Alpha 0.14% 0.08% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.64% 0.68%
Sharpe 1.68% 1.05% 0.47%
Sortino 4.37% 2.14% 0.58%
Treynor 0.28% 0.19% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 96.64% 95.64% 90.80%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 7.85% 11.96% 13.80% 13.53%
Beta 0.32% 0.71% 0.77% 0.78%
Alpha 0.18% 0.14% 0.08% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.29% 0.68% 0.64% 0.68%
Sharpe 2.32% 1.68% 1.05% 0.47%
Sortino 6.67% 4.37% 2.14% 0.58%
Treynor 0.57% 0.28% 0.19% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 96.94% 96.64% 95.64% 90.80%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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

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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

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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

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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 June 29, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $263

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP114
BIP202
BIP264

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes Global Opportunities Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of both Canadian and non-Canadian issuers across the full market capitalization spectrum at the time of purchase. The Fund is not subject to any specific geographic diversification requirements. Regions in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, North America, 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.

  • Charles Brandes
  • Ralph Birchmeier
  • Gerardo Zamorano
  • Kenneth Little
  • Michael Hutchens

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 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.45%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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