- What does BIIEX invest in?
- The portfolio focuses its investments predominantly on shares issued by companies headquartered outside the United States. It generally targets overseas enterprises possessing a market capitalization exceeding $5 billion at the point of acquisition. To qualify as "foreign," a company's status is assessed by its legal residence, its primary business operations, its main stock exchange listing, and/or the geographic origin of its earnings. In typical market environments, the fund commits a minimum of 80% of its net assets, as determined at the time of purchase, to equity holdings in businesses situated across at least three distinct non-U.S. nations.
- What is the expense ratio of BIIEX?
- Brandes International Equity Fund Class I (BIIEX) charges an expense ratio of 0.86%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is BIIEX?
- Brandes International Equity Fund Class I (BIIEX) is one share class of a fund that manages $2.62B across all of its share classes (BIEAX, BIECX 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 BIIEX actively managed or an index fund?
- BIIEX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (BIIEX's is 0.86%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was BIIEX launched?
- Brandes International Equity Fund Class I (BIIEX) launched in December 1996 and is managed by the fund issuer.
- How has BIIEX performed?
- BIIEX'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.
