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Brandes U.S. Value Fund

Long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities of U.S. issuers whose market capitalisations exceed US$5 billion at the time of purchase.

Why U.S. Value

  • Fund Objective — Long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities of U.S. issuers whose equity market capitalizations exceed $5 billion at the time of purchase.
  • Investment Approach — Brandes Investment Partners is a bottom-up, value-oriented global equity and fixed income manager.  Brandes believes that a strategy of buying businesses at a discount to the firm's estimate of their true value has the potential to produce competitive long-term results.

Share Class Identifiers

  • Share Class
  • Class A USD
  • Class A EUR
  • Class A GBP
  • Class A1 USD
  • Class A1 GBP
  • Class I USD
  • Class I EUR
  • Class I GBP
  • Class I1 USD
  • Class I1 GBP
  • Class S USD
  • Class S EUR
  • Class S GBP
  • ISIN
  • IE0031575164
  • IE0031575271
  • IE0031575388
  • IE00BYWTYN37
  • IE00B1SHJR97
  • IE0031575495
  • IE0031575503
  • IE0031575610
  • IE00BYWTYP50
  • IE00B1SHJN59
  • IE00BYWGLJ90
  • IE00BYWGLK06
  • IE00BYWGLL13
  • CUSIP
  • G1309T196
  • G1309T212
  • G1309T279
  • G1309T691
  • G1309T345
  • G1309T170
  • G1309T204  
  • G1309T188
  • G1309T741
  • G1309T337
  • G1309T840
  • G1309T857
  • G1309T808
  • Sedol
  • 3157516
  • 3157527
  • 3157538
  • BYWTYN3
  • B1SHJR9
  • 3157549
  • 3157550
  • 3157561
  • BYWTYP5
  • B1SHJN5
  • BYWGLJ9
  • BYWGLK0
  • BYWGLL1
  • Bloomberg
  • BRAUSAD
  • BRANUSA
  • BRUSEAG
  • BRNUA1U
  • BRUSA1G
  • BRUSIUS
  • BRUSEIA
  • BRUSIGP
  • BRNUI1U
  • BRUSI1G
  • BRANUSS
  • BRANEUS
  • BRANGBS
  • Lipper
  • 60086318
  • 60086319
  • 65012998
  • 68438436
  • 68134927
  • 68134923
  • 68134924
  • 68134925
  • 68438437
  • 68134926
  • 68529296
  • 68529297
  • 68529298
  • Inception Date
  • 17/07/2003
  • 17/07/2003
  • 21/09/2005
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • 16/04/2014
  • 16/03/2011
  • N/A
  • 24/08/2021
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A

Brandes U.S. Value Fund: Pursuing Opportunities at Attractive Prices

  • Value Investing Has Worked — The approach has proven to have generated long-term capital appreciation for investor portfolios1.
  • Diversification — Brandes Investment Partners’ value approach identifies opportunities across the full spectrum of sectors and industries.
  • Different than the Index — Sector weightings and portfolio characteristics such as market-cap average, long-term debt to equity and other price ratios tend to be different than the benchmark.
  • Proprietary Research — Extensive evaluation helps identify U.S. companies that may be trading below their estimated true worth.

 

Partner with a Pioneer in Value Investing

  • Experience — The Investment Team is composed of experienced professionals who have managed through extreme market cycles.
  • Trailblazer 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 estimates of their true worth.
  • Disciplined and Easy to Understand Investment Process — The strategy consistently applies a research-driven process centered on purchasing potentially undervalued companies with the goal of capturing future price appreciation.
Fund Facts as of 31 May 2022

Top 10 Holdings

  • CompanyFund (%)
  • Chevron Corp3.93
  • General Dynamics Corp3.44
  • Halliburton Co3.12
  • Cigna Corp3.02
  • Merck & Co Inc2.97
  • Comcast Corp2.90
  • Bank of America Corp2.76
  • Amdocs Ltd2.69
  • Wells Fargo & Co2.65
  • CVS Health Corp2.60

Fundamentals

  • Holdings54
  • Avg. Market Cap (Millions)$141,879
  • Price/Book1.7
  • Price/Earnings12.5
  • Price/Cash Flow9.7
  • ROE13.7 %
  • Cash2.4 %

Sector Allocation

  • Sector Fund (%)
  • Financials25.34
  • Health Care20.45
  • Information Technology15.43
  • Industrials10.43
  • Energy8.64
  • Communication Services8.10
  • Consumer Discretionary4.83
  • Consumer Staples2.15
  • Materials1.49
  • Utilities0.72

Top 10 Countries

  • Country Fund (%)
  • United States 92.83
  • Ireland 2.19
  • Singapore 1.57
  • United Kingdom 0.99

Fund Performance (Brandes U.S. Value Fund A USD -- ISIN: IE0031575164)

(As of 31 May 2022)
  • Fund
  • US A USD
  • Russell 1000 Value Index USD*
  • NAV
  • $31.67
  • 1 Mo
  • 3.94%
  • 1.87%
  • 3 Mo
  • -1.62%
  • -1.25%
  • YTD
  • -1.89%
  • -4.76%
  • 1 Yr
  • 2.13%
  • 0.33%
  • 3 Yr
  • 15.21%
  • 11.98%
  • 5 Yr
  • 10.48%
  • 8.72%
  • 10 Yr
  • 12.64%
  • 11.25%
  • Since Inception
  • 6.29%
  • 8.10%
Inception Date: 17/07/2003
Source: Brandes Investment Partners and Russell.

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, Schottengasse 6-8, A1010 Vienna, Austria. France: Société Générale, 29 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France. Germany:GerFIS – German Fund Information Service UG (Haftungsbeschränkt), Zum Eichhagen 4, 21382 Brietlingen, Germany. Luxembourg: Société Générale Bank & Trust, 11 Avenue Emile Reuter, L-2420 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. United Kingdom: Duff & Phelps, Ltd., 14th Floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, England SE1 9SG.

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 Russell 1000 Value Index with net dividends measures performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. Securities are categorized as growth or value based on their relative book to price ratios, historical sales growth, and expected earnings growth.

The information and materials in this site are not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell shares or provide advisory management services in any jurisdiction where such activity is unlawful and must not be treated as such. By proceeding beyond the homepage you agree to the terms and conditions of the Terms and Conditions
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Shares in the Fund are offered only on the basis of information contained in the prospectus, key investor information document (“KIID”), and the latest annual audited accounts. Copies are available free of charge from Brandes Investment Partners (Europe) Limited at the address below or on https://www.brandes.com/emea/funds/document-library. The KIID is available in English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish. The prospectus is available in English and German. Click here for a summary of Shareholder Rights.
Brandes Investment Partners (Europe) Limited is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, its offices are located at 33 Sir John, Dublin 2, Ireland, D02 XK09 and its registration number in Ireland is 510203.