Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (BCPIX)

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Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (BCPIX) is up 0.2% since the beginning of the year. BCPIX is currently trading at $8 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of BCPIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,042.

Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (BCPIX) has returned 0.16% so far this year and 4.52% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BCPIX has returned 1.78% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 31, 2007, BCPIX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.12%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 48.2 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +4.3%, while the worst month was Sep 2008 at -6.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 9 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, BCPIX closed higher 41% of trading days. The best single day was Nov 10, 2022 with a return of +1.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -2.0%.

Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.50%, beta of -0.01, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 2008.

• This fund participated in 18.03% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 12.37% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of -0.01 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

BCPIX has an expense ratio of 0.30%, placing it in the medium range.

BCPIX ranks 18 for risk / return — in the bottom 18% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (BCPIX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund provided a 4.22% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.35 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 5 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund was 22.43%, occurring on Mar 10, 2009. Recovery took 1407 trading sessions.

The current Brandes Core Plus Fixed Income Fund drawdown is 1.05%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.