Brandes Canadian Equity
Fund Price: $8.05 (as at September 3, 2010) 1-day chg: $.0377 0.47% YTD: 6.75%
Returns as at July 31, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | 3.23% | 3.90% | 4.67% |
| 3 Months | -3.45% | -6.80% | -2.51% |
| 6 Months | 9.76% | 1.93% | 6.90% |
| 1 Year | 28.52% | 17.71% | 29.19% |
| 2 Year Avg | 1.60% | -5.07% | 0.66% |
| 3 Year Avg | -13.40% | -7.10% | -2.71% |
| 4 Year Avg | -7.61% | -1.90% | 2.22% |
| 5 Year Avg | -6.62% | 0.08% | 4.50% |
| 10 Year Avg | - | 4.47% | - |
| 15 Year Avg | - | 7.83% | - |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 9.85% | - |
| Since Inception | -0.41% | - | - |
| 2009 | 45.76% | 47.02% | 47.67% |
| 2008 | -45.92% | -42.56% | -38.78% |
| 2007 | -26.97% | 7.67% | 5.78% |
| 3 year risk | 27.84 | 25.96 | 22.75 |
| 3 year beta | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
*S&P/TSX Completion Total Return
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at July 31, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Mar 10): | 87.54 |  |  |
| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -51.09 |  | |
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
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High Fund Objectives
The fundamental investment objective of the Canadian Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of Canadian issuers. The Fund may also invest in foreign equity securities within the applicable foreign property limit.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | Brandes Investment Partners & Company |
| Managed by: | Brandes Investment Partners & Company |
| Fund Type: | MF Trust |
| Inception Date: | June 2002 |
| Asset Class: | Canadian Focused Small/Mid Cap Equity |
| Quartile Rank: | 4 (3YR ending July 31, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $59.3 million |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | 2.57% |
| Management Fee: | 2.20% |
| Load Type: | Optional |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $1,000
- Subsequent:
- $500
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $1,000
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $500
- Closed:
- No
- Restricted:
- No
- Restriction:
Asset Allocation July 31, 2010
Equity Sector Weightings July 31, 2010
Fund Geography July 31, 2010
Top Holdings as at July 31, 2010
| Symbol | Company Name | Sector | Geographic Area | Asset Type | % of Total Assets | Performance as at September 3, 2010 1 Year Performance (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandes Global Equity | Fund | 29.21 | | | |||||
| MG-T | Magna International | Automotive | Canada | Stock | 6.75 | 94.44 | | | |
| T-T | TELUS Corp. | Telephone Utilities | Canada | Stock | 4.86 | 31.62 | | | |
| LNR-T | Linamar Corp. | Transportation Equip. & Compnts | Canada | Stock | 4.85 | 60.1 | | | |
| ELF-T | E-L Financial Corporation | Insurance | Canada | Stock | 4.13 | -1.15 | | | |
| VTN-T | Vitran Corp. | Transportation | Canada | Stock | 3.78 | -20.89 | | | |
| WCS.A-T | Wescast Industries | Automotive | Canada | Stock | 3.72 | 103.39 | | | |
| MIM.A-T | MI Developments | Property Mgmnt & Investment | Canada | Stock | 3.44 | -18.83 | | | |
| SW-T | Sierra Wireless | Electrical & Electronic | Canada | Stock | 3.41 | -4.88 | | | |
| RON-T | RONA Inc. | Specialty Stores | Canada | Stock | 3.25 | -6.04 | | | |
Portfolio Manager(s)
Brandes Investment Partners - Mgmt. Team
Brandes Investment Partners (San Diego)
Start Date: July, 2002
Fund Return: -0.41%
Brandes Investment Partners L.P. is headquartered in San Diego, California, with offices in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1974, Brandes manages in excess of C$ 64 billion of equity and fixed income assets for institutional and private clients worldwide, using a Graham & Dodd value investing approach.
Also manages:Brandes Corp Focus Bond (Hedged), Brandes Corporate Focus Bond, Brandes Emerging Markets Equity, Brandes Global Balanced, Brandes Global Equity, Brandes Global Small Cap Equity, Brandes International Equity, Brandes Sionna Canadian Balanced, Brandes U.S. Equity, Brandes U.S. Small Cap Equity, GWL Balanced (Br/S) 75/100, LON Balanced (Br/S) 75/75
