- What does BIECX invest in?
- This fund's core strategy is to invest in the stock of companies operating outside the United States. It generally targets these international businesses if their market capitalization exceeds $5 billion at the time of acquisition. An enterprise's "foreign" status is determined by evaluating factors such as its country of incorporation, its principal place of business, its primary stock exchange listing, and/or where it generates its revenue. Under typical market circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, as measured when investments are made, will be committed to the equity securities of companies situated in at least three different nations globally, excluding the U.S.
- What is the expense ratio of BIECX?
- Brandes International Equity Fund (BIECX) charges an expense ratio of 1.79%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is BIECX?
- Brandes International Equity Fund (BIECX) is one share class of a fund that manages $2.62B across all of its share classes (BIEAX, BIIEX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.
- Is BIECX actively managed or an index fund?
- BIECX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (BIECX's is 1.79%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was BIECX launched?
- Brandes International Equity Fund (BIECX) launched in January 2013 and is managed by the fund issuer.
- How has BIECX performed?
- BIECX'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.
