BSCMX Mutual Fund — Brandes Small Cap Value Fund Class I

Brandes Small Cap Value Fund Class I (BSCMX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BSCMX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 4.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.09%, its expense ratio is 0.91%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 71/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 212.7% over the past 8.8 years, 11.6 points behind SPY at 224.3%.

Brandes Small Cap Value Fund Class I is a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of small-capitalization companies with market capitalizations of $10 billion or less, employing a value-oriented investment approach. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.91%. It appeals to equity income investors seeking exposure to small-cap value stocks.

BSCMX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 212.7% over the past 8.8 years, 11.6 points behind SPY at 224.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.1%.

BSCMX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

71 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.90%

Issuer

Brandes

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.91%

Distribution rate

4.09%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.09%

Last close

$23.30 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$23.57 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$462,000,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.048

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.09%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.09%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Brandes; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BSCMX risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.1%.

Who may consider BSCMX — and who may not

BSCMX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BSCMX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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