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Brandes International Equity Fund (BIIEX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US1052627031

CUSIP

105262703

Issuer

Brandes

Inception Date

Jan 1, 1997

Min. Investment

$100,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

BIIEX has an expense ratio of 0.85%, placing it in the medium range.


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Brandes International Equity Fund

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Brandes International Equity Fund (BIIEX) returned 18.32% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.96% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BIIEX returned 6.68% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


BIIEX

YTD

18.32%

1M

3.41%

6M

15.95%

1Y

16.96%

3Y*

16.53%

5Y*

17.33%

10Y*

6.68%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BIIEX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.28%5.25%0.91%3.31%3.41%18.32%
2024-1.19%1.50%4.74%-1.51%5.46%-3.98%5.05%4.17%2.37%-5.02%-1.90%-2.00%7.17%
202311.06%-1.02%0.97%2.77%-3.53%5.89%4.78%-1.05%-2.65%-3.00%9.34%4.53%30.40%
20223.16%-3.33%-3.40%-4.38%3.86%-9.18%0.92%-5.38%-9.66%8.18%12.93%-0.02%-8.46%
2021-0.78%4.31%4.90%2.12%5.63%-1.63%-1.76%2.23%-2.73%0.71%-5.45%5.32%12.87%
2020-5.17%-8.75%-20.29%5.82%3.35%3.79%1.36%4.90%-3.72%-3.90%20.17%6.07%-1.83%
20198.08%-0.12%-1.36%2.65%-7.38%4.78%-2.52%-3.09%5.38%1.93%2.38%3.87%14.48%
20186.34%-2.58%-0.91%2.90%-4.36%-0.16%2.76%-3.46%1.39%-5.46%-0.95%-4.75%-9.52%
20172.66%0.19%2.42%0.85%3.42%-1.06%2.31%-0.75%2.51%-0.74%0.58%1.94%15.14%
2016-4.16%-1.86%7.74%3.07%-2.22%-2.84%3.65%2.35%0.74%0.70%-1.98%3.28%8.12%
20150.64%8.47%-2.23%5.38%-1.14%-1.52%-0.06%-6.30%-5.69%6.77%-1.25%-3.32%-1.44%
2014-3.43%5.09%1.07%1.68%1.65%0.76%-2.42%0.63%-4.36%-2.05%1.11%-4.36%-4.97%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 78, BIIEX is among the top 22% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BIIEX is 7878
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BIIEX is 7878
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BIIEX is 7979
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BIIEX is 7878
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BIIEX is 8383
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BIIEX is 7272
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Brandes International Equity Fund (BIIEX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Brandes International Equity Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.14
  • 5-Year: 1.05
  • 10-Year: 0.39
  • All Time: 0.43

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Brandes International Equity Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Brandes International Equity Fund provided a 2.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.62 per share.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.60$0.7020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.62$0.62$0.51$0.57$0.69$0.31$0.65$0.45$0.32$0.57$0.38$0.36

Dividend yield

2.49%2.95%2.51%3.57%3.81%1.86%3.76%2.83%1.80%3.58%2.52%2.29%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.37$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.62
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.51
2022$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.57
2021$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.69
2020$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.31
2019$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.65
2018$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.45
2017$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.32
2016$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.57
2015$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.38
2014$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.36

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Brandes International Equity 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 International Equity Fund was 58.77%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1322 trading sessions.

The current Brandes International Equity Fund drawdown is 0.52%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-58.77%Dec 7, 2007314Mar 9, 20091322Jun 9, 20141636
-42.67%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020233Feb 24, 2021774
-38.8%Jul 13, 2000667Mar 12, 2003183Dec 1, 2003850
-29.73%Feb 17, 2022153Sep 27, 2022179Jun 14, 2023332
-25.48%Jul 21, 199855Oct 5, 199868Jan 7, 1999123
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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