The Brink's Company

Frequently Asked Questions About BCO

What does BCO invest in?

The Brink's Company operates as a global leader in secure logistics, cash management, and comprehensive security services, with operations spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, and other international markets. A core offering is the secure transportation of high-value assets. This encompasses armored vehicle services for cash-in-transit, as well as the specialized movement of diamonds, jewelry, precious metals, securities, banknotes, currency, sophisticated electronics, and pharmaceuticals. The company delivers a full spectrum of automated teller machine (ATM) services. These range from cash replenishment, predictive forecasting, and optimization to remote monitoring, service call dispatch, transaction processing, installation, and multi-level maintenance, all supported by essential network infrastructure. Further extending its cash services, Brink's offers vault outsourcing and detailed money processing solutions, including cashier balancing, counterfeit detection, account consolidation, electronic reporting, check imaging, and reconciliation. They also handle the deployment and servicing of intelligent safes and their associated control devices. Technological solutions feature web-based applications for functions such as online cash tracking and streamlined cash inventory management. Brink's designs, installs, and maintains a broad array of physical security systems. This includes alarms, motion detectors, closed-circuit television (CCTV) with digital video recorders (DVRs), and advanced access control systems employing card readers, biometric scanners, electronic locks, and turnstiles. Additionally, they provide monitoring services and on-site guarding to secure diverse environments like airports, corporate offices, warehouses, retail establishments, and public venues. The company also facilitates bill payment and collection services, alongside offering prepaid and corporate debit cards. Their extensive client base includes banks, financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers, and various other commercial operations. Founded in 1859, The Brink's Company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. It operated as The Pittston Company until its rebranding to The Brink's Company in May 2003.

What is the expense ratio of BCO?

An expense ratio for The Brink's Company (BCO) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

How big is BCO?

The Brink's Company (BCO) manages $4.99B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is BCO actively managed or an index fund?

BCO's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was BCO launched?

The Brink's Company (BCO) launched in January 1996 and is managed by the fund issuer.

How has BCO performed?

BCO's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.