Veteran value investor and founder of a major value-oriented asset manager, Charles Brandes is known for concentrated, deep-value equity strategies across global, international and emerging markets. He established the firm in the 1970s and built long-duration, contrarian portfolios emphasizing margin of safety, low turnover and fundamental research. His funds have appealed to institutional and retail clients seeking discounted-valuation exposures and income from dividend-paying stocks. He has published on value investing and his firm historically managed multi-billion-dollar mandates, positioning itself as a go-to manager for long-horizon equity value allocations.
Veteran value investor and founder of a major value-oriented asset manager, Charles Brandes is known for concentrated, deep-value equity strategies across global, international and emerging markets. He established the firm in the 1970s and built long-duration, contrarian portfolios emphasizing margin of safety, low turnover and fundamental research. His funds have appealed to institutional and retail clients seeking discounted-valuation exposures and income from dividend-paying stocks. He has published on value investing and his firm historically managed multi-billion-dollar mandates, positioning itself as a go-to manager for long-horizon equity value allocations.
Adopts a classic, deep-value equity approach that emphasizes buying sizeable stakes in financially resilient businesses trading below intrinsic value. Portfolios are concentrated and long-duration, driven by fundamental, bottom-up research, margin-of-safety underwriting and low turnover. Capital allocation favors dividend-paying, cash-generative companies across global, international and emerging markets where patient holding periods allow contrarian recovery and compounding. Risk discipline centers on valuation limits, balance-sheet quality and position-sizing to protect capital in downturns. Competitive edge rests on rigorous intrinsic-value analysis, concentrated conviction bets and a temperament suited to exploit market mispricing over multi-year horizons.
Adopts a classic, deep-value equity approach that emphasizes buying sizeable stakes in financially resilient businesses trading below intrinsic value. Portfolios are concentrated and long-duration, driven by fundamental, bottom-up research, margin-of-safety underwriting and low turnover. Capital allocation favors dividend-paying, cash-generative companies across global, international and emerging markets where patient holding periods allow contrarian recovery and compounding. Risk discipline centers on valuation limits, balance-sheet quality and position-sizing to protect capital in downturns. Competitive edge rests on rigorous intrinsic-value analysis, concentrated conviction bets and a temperament suited to exploit market mispricing over multi-year horizons.
| Trades 19082 | Longs Won 11268/19082 59% | Profit Factor 1.4 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $28.45M |
| Average Win $4.81M | Best Trade (Dec 31) $2.52B | Sharpe Ratio -152.21 |
| Average Loss -$4.96M | Worst Trade (Mar 30) -$853.97M | Z-Score -13.13 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 2y 2m 1w 4d | Expectancy $810,914.06 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.13% | 4.27% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 2,994 | 2,695 | 2,395 | 2,096 | 1,796 | 1,497 | 1,198 | 898 | 599 | 299 |