Brandes U.S. Equity
Fund Price: $5.11 (as at September 3, 2010) 1-day chg: $-.0128 -0.25% YTD: -1.65%
Returns as at July 31, 2010
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | 3.50% | 4.02% | 3.82% |
| 3 Months | -8.42% | -6.91% | -5.09% |
| 6 Months | -2.56% | -0.35% | 0.11% |
| 1 Year | 9.11% | 6.91% | 8.56% |
| 2 Year Avg | -11.43% | -7.41% | -4.39% |
| 3 Year Avg | -21.95% | -10.29% | -7.86% |
| 4 Year Avg | -15.23% | -5.89% | -3.81% |
| 5 Year Avg | -13.37% | -5.56% | -3.61% |
| 10 Year Avg | - | -5.12% | -4.35% |
| 15 Year Avg | - | 2.28% | 4.47% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | 5.04% | 7.44% |
| Since Inception | -7.22% | - | - |
| 2009 | 16.94% | 12.69% | 8.08% |
| 2008 | -46.01% | -30.36% | -21.92% |
| 2007 | -29.53% | -6.78% | -10.55% |
| 3 year risk | 26.66 | 18.43 | 15.20 |
| 3 year beta | 1.57 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
*S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn)
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at July 31, 2010
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Feb 10): | 51.85 |  |  |
| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -53.25 |  | |
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com)
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High Fund Objectives
The fundamental investment objective of the U.S. Equity Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of U.S. issuers with equity market capitalizations that exceed $1 billion at the time of purchase.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | Brandes Investment Partners & Company |
| Managed by: | Brandes Investment Partners & Company |
| Fund Type: | MF Trust |
| Inception Date: | June 2002 |
| Asset Class: | U.S. Equity |
| Quartile Rank: | 4 (3YR ending July 31, 2010) |
| Total Assets: | $40.2 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:
- $500
- Closed:
- No
- Restricted:
- No
- Restriction:
Asset Allocation July 31, 2010
Equity Sector Weightings July 31, 2010
Fund Geography July 31, 2010
Top Holdings as at July 31, 2010
| Symbol | Company Name | Sector | Geographic Area | Asset Type | % of Total Assets | Performance as at September 3, 2010 1 Year Performance (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFE-N | Pfizer | Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | United States | Stock | 3.1 | 2.36 | | | |
| T-N | AT&T Inc. | Telephone Utilities | United States | Stock | 3.05 | 9.11 | | | |
| DELL-Q | Dell Inc. | Electrical & Electronic | United States | Stock | 2.98 | -17.44 | | | |
| VZ-N | Verizon Communications | Telephone Utilities | United States | Stock | 2.94 | 6.2 | | | |
| TXN-N | Texas Instruments | Electrical & Electronic | United States | Stock | 2.93 | 0.04 | | | |
| DOW-N | Dow Chemical | Chemicals | United States | Stock | 2.87 | 31.3 | | | |
| MSFT-Q | Microsoft | Computer Software & Processing | United States | Stock | 2.73 | 0.75 | | | |
| CVX-N | Chevron Corp. | Integrated Oils | United States | Stock | 2.7 | 14.15 | | | |
| XRX-N | Xerox Corp. | Electrical & Electronic | United States | Stock | 2.47 | 7.83 | | | |
| SWY-N | Safeway Inc. | Food Stores | United States | Stock | 2.42 | 2.24 | | | |
Distribution Report (18 months up to September 3, 2010)
Frequency of Income Distributions: Annually
Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually
| Date | Income Dividend | Capital Gain | Total (Current Period) | Trailing 12-Months Total | Reinvestment Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2009 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 5.216 |
Portfolio Manager(s)
Brandes Investment Partners - Mgmt. Team
Brandes Investment Partners (San Diego)
Start Date: July, 2002
Fund Return: -7.22%
Brandes Investment Partners L.P. is headquartered in San Diego, California, with offices in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1974, Brandes manages in excess of C$ 64 billion of equity and fixed income assets for institutional and private clients worldwide, using a Graham & Dodd value investing approach.
Also manages:Brandes Canadian Equity, 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. Small Cap Equity, GWL Balanced (Br/S) 75/100, LON Balanced (Br/S) 75/75
