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Brandes Global Opportunities Fund Series A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(12-04-2025)
$28.40
Change
-$0.04 (-0.13%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Brandes Global Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 29, 2012): 10.61%

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 0.87% 7.91% 19.73% 27.51% 30.32% 32.69% 30.27% 17.12% 20.27% 12.96% 11.06% 8.46% 8.45% 8.61%
Benchmark 0.79% 6.23% 19.61% 11.99% 15.65% 22.62% 16.15% 7.62% 12.21% 10.18% 10.11% 8.45% 9.59% 9.23%
Category Average 0.21% 4.88% 16.56% 12.11% 13.30% 19.00% 13.82% 4.57% 9.42% 8.40% 7.62% 6.01% 6.91% 6.43%
Category Rank 70 / 278 51 / 278 44 / 271 36 / 269 35 / 268 11 / 256 7 / 238 6 / 227 6 / 202 31 / 168 33 / 163 26 / 138 42 / 128 22 / 122
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 0.95% 1.24% 5.17% 3.76% -0.02% -2.39% 4.74% 3.39% 2.46% 2.66% 4.20% 0.87%
Benchmark 6.51% -3.05% 4.42% -3.55% -4.14% -3.02% 5.68% 3.76% 2.68% 2.65% 2.67% 0.79%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.31% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.53% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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 55/ 96 32/ 122 107/ 128 108/ 138 115/ 164 170/ 170 165/ 205 91/ 227 7/ 238 19/ 256

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 69.19
US Equity 26.57
Cash and Equivalents 2.88
Canadian Equity 1.36

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 16.08
Technology 15.92
Financial Services 13.49
Consumer Goods 11.60
Consumer Services 9.36
Other 33.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 40.62
North America 30.81
Asia 15.40
Latin America 13.16
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd Ljubljana - GDR 3.94
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.12
CASH 2.88
Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt 2.62
Millicom International Cellular SA 2.38
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 2.26
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 2.22
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV 2.16
Foreign Trade Bank Latin America Inc Cl E 2.07
Erste Group Bank AG 2.05

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 Global Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.88% 13.62% 13.42%
Beta 0.68% 0.77% 0.78%
Alpha 0.17% 0.10% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.64% 0.64% 0.67%
Sharpe 2.15% 1.24% 0.55%
Sortino 7.34% 2.60% 0.70%
Treynor 0.35% 0.22% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 97.14% 96.29% 92.20%
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 7.65% 10.88% 13.62% 13.42%
Beta 0.31% 0.68% 0.77% 0.78%
Alpha 0.22% 0.17% 0.10% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.29% 0.64% 0.64% 0.67%
Sharpe 3.17% 2.15% 1.24% 0.55%
Sortino 9.06% 7.34% 2.60% 0.70%
Treynor 0.77% 0.35% 0.22% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 97.69% 97.14% 96.29% 92.20%

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 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) $291

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 2.42%
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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