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Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund Series A

Global Corp Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017, 2016, 2014

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$10.09
Change
$0.07 (0.72%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 19, 2007): 3.35%

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 0.86% 4.40% 8.90% 2.52% 13.29% 9.62% 7.26% 4.61% 3.40% 3.78% 3.69% 2.90% 3.41% 3.31%
Benchmark 1.09% 3.16% 6.82% 2.45% 11.98% 9.17% 4.15% 1.72% 1.26% 3.13% 3.09% 3.05% 3.01% 3.28%
Category Average 1.02% 1.34% 3.12% 1.78% 7.68% 6.75% 2.34% 1.29% 1.79% 2.85% - - - -
Category Rank 71 / 158 7 / 158 8 / 155 10 / 158 5 / 117 11 / 114 5 / 103 9 / 96 37 / 93 43 / 91 37 / 83 44 / 75 39 / 66 27 / 52
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.04% 0.20% 0.38% 1.15% 2.64% -1.40% 1.22% 1.73% 1.30% 1.83% 1.65% 0.86%
Benchmark 0.87% -0.72% 1.05% 0.71% 3.42% -0.54% 2.07% 0.44% 1.01% 0.69% 1.35% 1.09%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.05% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.00% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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/ 52 46/ 66 75/ 75 5/ 82 88/ 88 86/ 92 64/ 96 6/ 103 94/ 113 6/ 115

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 49.83
Foreign Government Bonds 24.48
Cash and Equivalents 11.09
US Equity 8.45
Foreign Bonds - Other 6.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 80.46
Cash and Cash Equivalent 11.09
Financial Services 8.45

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United States Treasury 4.75% 15-Feb-2037 22.10
USB CAPITAL IX 1.00% 31-Dec-2099 5.24
Netflix Inc 4.38% 15-Nov-2026 3.70
Bank of America Corp - Pfd 3.51
VMware LLC 3.90% 21-May-2027 3.35
Prime Sec Srvcs Borrower LLC 6.25% 15-Jan-2028 3.31
Citigroup Inc - Pfd 3.06
Travel + Leisure Co 6.63% 31-Jul-2026 2.92
Range Resources Corp 4.88% 15-May-2025 2.85
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP 1.00% 31-Dec-2099 2.73

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)

Brandes Corporate Focus Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 4.70% 5.13% 6.24%
Beta 0.46% 0.56% 0.76%
Alpha 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.41% 0.51% 0.66%
Sharpe 0.71% 0.22% 0.29%
Sortino 1.35% 0.13% 0.10%
Treynor 0.07% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 82.69% 72.31% 68.72%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.51% 4.70% 5.13% 6.24%
Beta 0.68% 0.46% 0.56% 0.76%
Alpha 0.05% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.53% 0.41% 0.51% 0.66%
Sharpe 2.43% 0.71% 0.22% 0.29%
Sortino 5.80% 1.35% 0.13% 0.10%
Treynor 0.13% 0.07% 0.02% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 87.90% 82.69% 72.31% 68.72%

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) $36

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 5,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.53%
Management Fee 1.10%
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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