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Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund Series A

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Global Corp Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(11-19-2025) 		$10.02
Change
$0.05 (0.51%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 19, 2007): 3.21%

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 0.99% 3.00% 4.84% 2.09% 5.31% 8.82% 7.35% 5.09% 3.03% 3.21% 3.23% 2.95% 2.41% 3.09%
Benchmark 0.66% 3.92% 5.93% 6.73% 8.55% 10.97% 9.69% 3.27% 1.47% 2.52% 3.81% 3.17% 2.93% 3.43%
Category Average 0.39% 2.07% 3.71% 4.91% 5.64% 8.91% 6.84% 1.75% 2.05% 2.41% 3.21% - - -
Category Rank 24 / 224 20 / 221 49 / 209 196 / 207 118 / 207 82 / 151 52 / 149 6 / 131 54 / 117 44 / 110 51 / 102 45 / 91 49 / 78 43 / 78
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 1.30% 1.83% 1.65% 0.86% -0.71% -4.33% -0.32% 0.49% 1.62% 0.01% 1.98% 0.99%
Benchmark 1.01% 0.69% 1.35% 1.09% 0.51% -2.16% -0.29% 1.53% 0.68% 0.72% 2.50% 0.66%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.05% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.00% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 14.34% 5.67% -4.23% 6.07% 0.43% 2.76% -0.60% -2.28% 5.91% 13.27%
Benchmark 15.41% 0.66% 2.08% 5.22% 5.81% 8.39% -3.78% -10.63% 6.54% 10.41%
Category Average - - - - 9.03% 6.89% 0.56% -10.54% 7.62% 5.63%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 1
Category Rank 4/ 63 48/ 78 84/ 84 6/ 92 105/ 105 104/ 110 80/ 118 6/ 132 114/ 149 7/ 151

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.34% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.23% (2017)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 38.22
Foreign Government Bonds 32.59
Cash and Equivalents 16.72
US Equity 5.89
Foreign Bonds - Other 4.46
Other 2.12

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 77.39
Cash and Cash Equivalent 16.72
Financial Services 5.89

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.75% 15-Feb-2037 23.53
CASH 6.06
United States Treasury 4.38% 15-May-2034 5.27
USB CAPITAL IX 1.00% 31-Dec-2099 4.87
Netflix Inc 4.38% 15-Nov-2026 3.76
Bank of America Corp - Pfd 3.56
VMware LLC 3.90% 21-May-2027 3.44
Travel + Leisure Co 6.63% 31-Jul-2026 2.94
Goldman Sachs Group Inc - Pfd 2.33
United States Treasury 1.63% 15-May-2031 2.20

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 4.61% 5.44% 6.00%
Beta 0.55% 0.62% 0.74%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.41% 0.52% 0.64%
Sharpe 0.71% 0.09% 0.24%
Sortino 1.28% 0.03% 0.05%
Treynor 0.06% 0.01% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 81.64% 64.41% 66.05%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.02% 4.61% 5.44% 6.00%
Beta 1.35% 0.55% 0.62% 0.74%
Alpha -0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.41% 0.52% 0.64%
Sharpe 0.42% 0.71% 0.09% 0.24%
Sortino 0.50% 1.28% 0.03% 0.05%
Treynor 0.02% 0.06% 0.01% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 73.92% 81.64% 64.41% 66.05%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A29.9​29.976.7​76.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A63.2​63.279.2​79.20%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 January 19, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $34

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP111

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund is to generate income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. dollar denominated corporate fixed income securities, including investment grade and non-investment grade fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

Brandes LP is a Graham & Dodd value-oriented, global investment adviser that applies fundamental analysis to bottom-up fixed income security selection. Brandes LP believes that consistently buying fixed income securities at discounts to conservative estimates of their intrinsic value has the potential to produce competitive long-term results. Generally, a fixed income security will be bought when, in Brandes LP’s view, it is selling at a price below its worth.

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 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.32%
Management Fee 0.90%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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