Brandes Small Cap Value Fund

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Brandes Small Cap Value R6 (BSCRX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

45
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

D
29.9
percentile

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Group: U.S. Equity Fund

Ranking: 1,781 out of 2,538 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
22/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
5/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. CAE Inc
    1.53% of assets
    $1.8M invested
  • 2. Grifols SA ADR
    1.62% of assets
    $1.92M invested
  • 3. Premier Inc Class A
    2.39% of assets
    $2.82M invested
  • 4. Edgewell Personal Care Co
    4.93% of assets
    $5.83M invested
  • 5. Elanco Animal Health Inc
    3.65% of assets
    $4.32M invested
  • 6. Papa John's International Inc
    1.6% of assets
    $1.89M invested
  • 7. Hanesbrands Inc
    3.01% of assets
    $3.56M invested
  • 8. MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc Class A
    2.55% of assets
    $3.01M invested
  • 9. Kennametal Inc
    4.8% of assets
    $5.68M invested
  • 10. Minerals Technologies Inc
    1.53% of assets
    $1.81M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. UniFirst Corp
    1.21% of assets
    $1.43M invested
  • 2. Moog Inc Class A
    3.92% of assets
    $4.63M invested
  • 3. The Timken Co
    1.67% of assets
    $1.98M invested
  • 4. Hexcel Corp
    3.97% of assets
    $4.69M invested
  • 5. World Kinect Corp
    1.95% of assets
    $2.3M invested
  • 6. Sealed Air Corp
    3.11% of assets
    $3.67M invested
  • 7. Buzzi SpA ADR
    1.06% of assets
    $1.25M invested
  • 8. The Scotts Miracle Gro Co Class A
    1.51% of assets
    $1.79M invested
  • 9. Minerals Technologies Inc
    1.53% of assets
    $1.81M invested
  • 10. Kennametal Inc
    4.8% of assets
    $5.68M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Brandes Small Cap Value Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
BSCRX
Brandes Small Cap Value Fund
Family
Brandes
Category
Small Value
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
2.5% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
10 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
4 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
BSCRX
Brandes Small Cap Value Fund
Family
Brandes
Category
Small Value
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
2.5% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
10 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
4 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
BSCRX
Brandes Small Cap Value Fund
Family
Brandes
Category
Small Value
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
2.5% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
10 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
4 / 30 points lower
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
BSCRX - Brandes Small Cap Value Fund
5.73%
11%
18%
/
45  / 100 points
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
12%
12%
16%
12%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-6.33%
-1.26%
2.5%
/
10  / 100 points lower
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