Funds - Brandes European Value Fund

Brandes European Value Fund

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity related securities of issuers carrying out their activities predominantly in Europe.

Consider Potential Bargains Among European Equities

  • Out of Favour — In recent years, European markets have experienced fallout from sovereign debt issues. Indiscriminate selling may create buying opportunities for long-term oriented value investors.
  • Appealing Relative to U.S. Equities — Discounts on European equities compared to U.S. equities are the widest we’ve seen in 30 years.1

Share Class Identifiers

  • Share Class
  • Class I EUR
  • Class I USD
  • Class I GBP
  • Class I1 EUR
  • Class I1 USD
  • Class I1 GBP
  • Class IH CHF
  • Class IH USD
  • Class A EUR
  • Class A USD
  • Class A GBP
  • Class A1 EUR
  • Class A1 USD
  • Class A1 GBP
  • Class AH CHF
  • Class AH USD
  • ISIN
  • IE0031574977
  • IE0031574860
  • IE0031575057
  • IE00BYXWTT24
  • IE00BYWTYT98
  • IE00BYXWTN61
  • IE00BD35CS41
  • IE00BYXWTP85
  • IE0031574647
  • IE0031574530
  • IE0031574753
  • IE00BYXWTQ92
  • IE00BYWTYS81
  • IE00BYXWTR00
  • IE00BD35CG29
  • IE00BYXWTS17
  • CUSIP
  • G1309T246
  • G1309T162
  • G1309T261
  • G1309T568
  • G1309T709
  • G1309T 519
  • G1309T659
  • G1309T527
  • G1309T253
  • G1309T238
  • G1309T220
  • G1309T535
  • G1309T733
  • G1309T543
  • G1309T642
  • G1309T550
  • Sedol
  • 3157497
  • 3157486
  • 3157505
  • BYXWTT2
  • BYWTYT9
  • BYXWTN6
  • BD35CS4
  • BYXWTP8
  • 3157464
  • 3157453
  • 3157475
  • BYXWTQ9
  • BYWTYS8
  • BYXWTR0
  • BD35CG2
  • BYXWTS1
  • Bloomberg
  • BRANEUI ID
  • BRANEEI ID
  • BRANGBP ID
  • BRAEI1E ID
  • BRNEI1U
  • BRAEI1G ID
  • BRAEIHC ID
  • BRAEIHU ID
  • BRAEEEA ID
  • BRANEEA ID
  • BRAEEAG ID
  • BRAEA1E ID
  • BRNEA1U
  • BRAEA1G ID
  • BRAEAHC ID
  • BRAEAHU ID
  • Lipper
  • 60081669
  • 60079024
  • 60090300
  • 68335624
  • 68438426
  • 68335625
  • 68350754
  • 68335628
  • 60086317
  • 60081668
  • 65012997
  • 68335621
  • 68438425
  • 68335622
  • 68335627
  • 68335627
  • Inception Date
  • 26/02/2003
  • 14/01/2003
  • 13/01/2004
  • 14/06/2016
  • N/A
  • 10/06/2016
  • 29/11/2016
  • 19/11/2015
  • 17/07/2003
  • 12/02/2003
  • 27/09/2005
  • 05/10/2015
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A

Utilise a Disciplined Value Approach to Uncover Opportunities

  • Brandes is Value — Solely focused on value investing, the Brandes way has pursued attractive returns over the long term through several market cycles.
  • Differentiated Fund — Built from the bottom up employing active stock selection, the Fund displays our willingness to think independently from the crowd.
  • Broad Opportunity Set — The Fund can invest in companies across the market capitalisation spectrum — small, medium and large — in pursuit of potential opportunities.
  • Team Approach — Focused on long-term results through a team of dedicated investment professionals who engage in rigorous debates that encourage diverse perspectives.

1Based on Shiller P/E ratio for MSCI Europe Index and S&P 500 Index for June 30, 1983 to June 30, 2013.

Partner with a Pioneer in Global Value Investing

  • Experienced Professionals — The Investment Team is composed of experienced professionals who have navigated through market cycles.
  • Trailblaser in Global Equity Markets — Brandes Investment Partners has a long history of exploring markets worldwide in search of fundamentally solid companies selling at deep discounts to our estimates of their true worth, including those in Europe.
  • Disciplined and Easy to Understand Investment Process — The Fund consistently applies a research-driven process centered on purchasing potentially undervalued companies with the goal of capturing future price appreciation.
  • Independent Point of View — Brandes Investment Partners is a 100% employee owned firm and its strategies are unhindered by sales quotas or any outside influence that may impede the firm’s pursuit of investment management excellence.
Fund Facts as of 30 September 2017

Top 10 Holdings

  • CompanyFund (%)
  • Engie SA3.57
  • Sanofi3.38
  • GlaxoSmithKline PLC3.08
  • BP PLC2.97
  • Eni SpA2.96
  • Tesco PLC2.86
  • Credit Suisse Group AG2.85
  • Marks & Spencer Group PLC2.72
  • Repsol SA2.52
  • LUKOIL PJSC2.51

Fundamentals

  • Holdings55
  • Avg. Market Cap (Millions)€ 29,286
  • Price/Book1.0
  • Price/Earnings14.3
  • Price/Cash Flow5.7
  • ROE7.2 %
  • Cash7.1 %

Sector Allocation

  • Sector Fund (%)
  • Financials15.36
  • Consumer Discretionary15.04
  • Energy13.60
  • Consumer Staples13.32
  • Health Care8.57
  • Industrials8.17
  • Telecommunication Services6.50
  • Real Estate4.64
  • Utilities3.57
  • Information Technology3.02

Top 10 Countries

  • Country Fund (%)
  • United Kingdom 33.57
  • France 18.06
  • Italy 8.84
  • Switzerland 8.45
  • Russia 5.98
  • Spain 3.55
  • Ireland 2.70
  • Netherlands 1.95
  • Austria 1.78
  • Greece 1.76

Fund Performance (Brandes European Value Fund I EUR -- ISIN: IE0031574977)

(As of 29 September 2017)
  • Fund
  • EE I EUR
  • MSCI Europe EUR*
  • NAV
  • € 38.04
  • 1 Mo
  • 4.08%
  • 3.89%
  • 3 Mo
  • 0.50%
  • 2.70%
  • YTD
  • 0.16%
  • 9.56%
  • 1 Yr
  • 10.01%
  • 16.26%
  • 3 Yr
  • 7.90%
  • 6.69%
  • 5 Yr
  • 12.36%
  • 10.21%
  • 10 Yr
  • 3.19%
  • 2.96%
  • Since Inception
  • 9.58%
  • 8.20%
Inception Date: 26/02/2003
Source: Brandes Investment Partners and MSCI.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. For more information on the risks associated with the sub-fund, please refer to the sections entitled Risk Factors in the prospectus. Full details regarding the Fund are set out in the key investor information document (the “KIID”), the prospectus, the articles of association and the latest financial reports published for the Fund (the “Fund Documents”). Before any subscription, it is recommended that you read carefully the Fund Documents.

The Fund documents may be obtained without cost by contacting the Administrator for the Fund, your Financial Representative, or at the offices of the paying agent or representative in each jurisdiction. Austria: Unicredit Bank Austria AG, 8398 Global Securities Sales & Services, P.O. Box 35, A1011 Vienna, Austria, thomas.deimel@unicreditgroup.at, +43 50505-58590. France: Société Générale, 29 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France, Sophie Platter, sophie.platter@sgss.socgen.com. Germany: Marcard, Stein & Co AG, Ballindamm 36, 20095 Hamburg, Germany, Marcelle Hengen, marcelle.hengen@sgss.socgen.com, Tél. +352 47 93 11 5518. Luxembourg: Société Générale Bank & Trust Luxembourg, 11 Avenue Emile Reuter, L-2420 Luxembourg. Switzerland: Representative and Paying Agent: BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland. United Kingdom: Kinetic Partners LLP, One London Wall, Level 10, London, England EC2Y 5HB.

The Fund is not offered or sold to “U.S. Persons” as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

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The MSCI Europe Index with net dividends is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance of the developed markets in Europe. The MSCI Europe Index consists of 16 developed market country indices. This index includes dividends and distributions net of withholding taxes, but does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses of investing.