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Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(07-16-2025)
$25.76
Change
-$0.05 (-0.20%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

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Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 6.55%

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 5.18% 8.93% 13.60% 13.60% 20.98% 15.94% 18.13% 5.43% 9.10% 3.82% 3.81% 3.37% 5.10% 4.54%
Benchmark 3.91% 4.58% 5.65% 5.65% 14.88% 16.26% 12.22% 3.36% 7.61% 6.34% 5.78% 6.33% 8.05% 6.28%
Category Average 5.33% 8.15% 11.11% 11.11% 13.80% 13.45% 11.34% 0.57% 6.43% 5.00% 4.36% 4.71% 6.34% 4.89%
Category Rank 196 / 329 72 / 328 37 / 326 37 / 326 11 / 322 69 / 298 13 / 286 18 / 269 45 / 253 180 / 240 138 / 210 141 / 188 131 / 173 95 / 140
Quartile Ranking 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 1.33% -0.47% 8.27% -1.83% -2.94% 2.35% 3.49% 0.53% 0.25% -1.59% 5.23% 5.18%
Benchmark 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.48% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.90% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -6.91% 20.39% 16.59% -9.42% 11.19% -8.28% -0.43% -11.88% 18.63% 11.46%
Benchmark 2.69% 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65%
Category Average -3.92% 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 2 4 4 2 1 1 4
Category Rank 137/ 138 4/ 149 176/ 178 83/ 191 183/ 233 253/ 253 73/ 256 43/ 274 12/ 293 244/ 307

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.39% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.88% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 96.84
Cash and Equivalents 2.84
Income Trust Units 0.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 26.81
Financial Services 24.32
Telecommunications 11.31
Consumer Goods 9.69
Consumer Services 6.39
Other 21.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 58.23
Latin America 27.32
Europe 9.34
North America 2.84
Africa and Middle East 1.48
Other 0.79

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 8.35
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.36
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.57
Wiwynn Corp 3.17
Embraer SA - ADR 3.13
CASH 2.84
HDFC Bank Ltd 2.71
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT 2.62
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras - Pfd 2.49
Copa Holdings SA Cl A 2.37

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)

Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.13% 14.85% 15.30%
Beta 1.09% 1.07% 1.01%
Alpha 0.04% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.77% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.92% 0.49% 0.25%
Sortino 2.52% 0.89% 0.25%
Treynor 0.13% 0.07% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 97.32% 94.34% 89.60%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 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 11.65% 15.13% 14.85% 15.30%
Beta 1.04% 1.09% 1.07% 1.01%
Alpha 0.05% 0.04% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.85% 0.77% 0.75%
Sharpe 1.41% 0.92% 0.49% 0.25%
Sortino 3.92% 2.52% 0.89% 0.25%
Treynor 0.16% 0.13% 0.07% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 97.87% 97.32% 94.34% 89.60%

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) $161

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
BIP171
BIP213
BIP271

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of companies located or active mainly in emerging markets. The Fund is not subject to any specific geographic diversification requirements. Regions in which the Fund may invest include 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.

  • Douglas C. Edman
  • Christopher J. Garrett
  • Gerardo Zamorano
  • Louis Y. Lau
  • Greg Rippel

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 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.71%
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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