About BEMAX
The Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund Class A is a mutual fund focused on long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity securities of companies primarily operating in emerging markets. It employs a value investing approach, seeking companies trading below their perceived fair value, and invests across a diverse set of regions including Asia, Europe, Central and South America, Africa, and the Middle East. This fund typically holds between 35 to 85 companies, offering all-cap flexibility and aiming to provide broad exposure to emerging market equities while maintaining risk management through portfolio diversification. Its holdings can encompass common and preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, warrants, and rights, with sector concentrations occasionally exceeding 20%. The fund's strategy emphasizes disciplined value principles and targets companies with significant revenue or asset exposure—over 80%—to emerging markets, positioning it as a distinctive choice within the diversified emerging markets asset class.
Fund Family Brandes
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange Nasdaq
Ticker Symbol BEMAX
Share Class Class A
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD
BEMAX had a total return of 18.69% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 5.89%.
