Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and equity related securities of issuers carrying out their activities predominantly in Europe.
  • ISIN IE0031574977
  • Inception Date 26 February 2003
  • Dividend Frequency None
  • Number of Holdings 65
  • Total Net Assets Value €420.8 million (As of 31 Mar 2024)
  • Share Price (EUR) 58.85 (As of 17 Apr 2024)
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Overview

Why Brandes European Value Fund?

  • Value: The fund employs our disciplined, bottom-up investing approach to seek European companies trading below our estimates of intrinsic value.
  • Experience: Brandes has been navigating global markets for over 40 years and managing the European Equity Strategy for over 20 years.
  • Flexibility: The strategy is an all-capitalization mandate with the ability and willingness to be different than the benchmark.

Fund Information

Fund Information Values
Legal Structure UCITS
Domicile Ireland
Registered AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, IE, LUX, NL, UK
Trade Frequency Daily
Dealing Cutoff 16:00 New York Time
Base Currency EUR
Dividend Policy A, B, I, R: Accumulating
A1, I1: Distributing
SFDR Classification Article 8
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Performance

Share Class Performance (%)

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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 information document for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (the “PRIIPs KID”) or, for UK investors, the key investor information document (the “UCITS 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.

Fees/Expenses

Fees/Expenses Class I
Management Fee 0.70%
Total Expense Ratio 0.88%
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Morningstar Rating

IE0031574977 as of 31 Mar 2024

Total # of Funds 287 Europe Large-Cap Value Equity
The Overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted average of the fund's three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable). Morningstar Ratings metrics which are based on risk-adjusted return performance.

Fund

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Characteristics

Characteristic Brandes European Value Fund MSCI Europe Index
Price/Book (x)
Price per share divided by book value per share.
1.1 2.1
Price/Earnings (x)
Price per share divided by earnings per share.
11.4 15.1
Price/Cash Flow (x)
Price per share divided by cash flow per share.
6.1 9.9
Equity Yield % 3.3 3.1
Active Share %
A measure of the percentage of stock holdings in a manager’s portfolio that differs from the benchmark index.
86.3 --
Number of Holdings 65 --
Avg. Market Cap (€bil) 40.3 108.0
Security Turnover (TTM) % 30.2 --
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Top 10 Holdings (%)

Company % Country Industry
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 3.4 United Kingdom Aerospace & Defense
SAP SE 2.7 Germany Software
Sanofi SA 2.6 France Pharmaceuticals
UBS Group AG 2.6 Switzerland Capital Markets
Heineken Holding NV 2.5 Netherlands Beverages
WPP PLC 2.4 United Kingdom Media
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 2.3 Italy Banks
GSK PLC 2.3 United Kingdom Pharmaceuticals
Henkel AG & Co KGaA 2.2 Germany Household Products
Swatch Group AG 2.1 Switzerland Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
% of Fund 25.1    
Fund holdings are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the investment manager.
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Top 10 Country Allocation (%)

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Sector Allocation (%)

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Market Weightings (%)

Market Classification Brandes European Value Fund MSCI Europe Index
Developed Markets 95.1 100.0
Emerging Markets 3.8 -
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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, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom: FE fundinfo (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l., 6 Boulevard des Lumières, Belvaux, 4369 Luxembourg. Spain: Allfunds Bank, S.A., Estafeta 6, la Moraleja, Complejo Plaza de la Fuente, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Switzerland: Representative and Paying Agent: BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16, CH-8002 Zurich, Switzerland. Please note that not all share classes are available in each of the foregoing jurisdictions listed above. 

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

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.
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