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Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

Emerging Markets Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2014

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NAVPS
(05-30-2025)
$24.04
Change
-$0.37 (-1.52%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2002): 6.13%

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 -1.59% -0.83% 1.96% 2.63% 8.11% 10.98% 11.90% 3.90% 7.53% 1.97% 1.26% 1.37% 4.12% 2.87%
Benchmark -3.13% -3.16% -1.45% -2.14% 10.27% 11.53% 7.80% 2.35% 7.32% 4.41% 3.97% 5.00% 7.54% 5.27%
Category Average -2.02% -1.57% 0.15% 0.66% 6.85% 8.59% 5.63% -1.22% 5.92% 2.97% 2.19% 3.40% 5.63% 3.55%
Category Rank 44 / 330 53 / 328 68 / 328 19 / 328 117 / 321 71 / 296 5 / 287 16 / 266 79 / 254 168 / 238 132 / 193 155 / 184 125 / 153 105 / 139
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 0.26% -1.34% 1.33% -0.47% 8.27% -1.83% -2.94% 2.35% 3.49% 0.53% 0.25% -1.59%
Benchmark 0.38% 3.25% 1.30% -0.40% 7.98% -0.88% -2.18% 2.94% 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

17.48% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.90% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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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/ 149 177/ 179 84/ 192 184/ 234 254/ 254 73/ 257 43/ 275 12/ 294 245/ 308

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 96.95
Cash and Equivalents 2.90
Income Trust Units 0.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 27.63
Financial Services 23.19
Telecommunications 11.85
Consumer Goods 10.06
Consumer Services 6.59
Other 20.68

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 60.09
Latin America 26.76
Europe 7.78
North America 2.90
Africa and Middle East 1.59
Other 0.88

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.44
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.19
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.41
Wiwynn Corp 3.44
Embraer SA - ADR 3.05
HDFC Bank Ltd 3.04
CASH 2.90
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT 2.88
Millicom International Cellular SA 2.43
China Resources Beer Holdings Co Ltd 2.35

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 Emerging Markets Value Fund Series A

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.37% 14.58% 15.22%
Beta 1.10% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha 0.03% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.74% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.55% 0.40% 0.15%
Sortino 1.37% 0.69% 0.10%
Treynor 0.08% 0.06% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 95.93% 92.80% 83.20%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 10.39% 15.37% 14.58% 15.22%
Beta 0.86% 1.10% 1.02% 1.01%
Alpha -0.01% 0.03% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.85% 0.74% 0.75%
Sharpe 0.44% 0.55% 0.40% 0.15%
Sortino 1.16% 1.37% 0.69% 0.10%
Treynor 0.05% 0.08% 0.06% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 94.58% 95.93% 92.80% 83.20%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A75.375.335.235.20%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

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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 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) $140

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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