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Bridge Builder International Equity Overview

Bridge Builder International Equity (BBIEX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Blend fund. Bridge Builder launched the fund in 2015.

The investment seeks to provide capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities and other instruments, such as derivative instruments, with economic characteristics similar to equity securities, and certain investment companies that seek to track the performance of equity securities. It invests principally in equity securities issued by companies in developed countries but may also invest in companies in emerging markets or developing countries.

About Bridge Builder International Equity (BBIEX)

There are 25 members of the management team with an average tenure of 5.31 years: Nigel Bliss (2015), Paul Black (2015), William Arah (2021), Allison Fisch (2016), Nick Longhurst (2021), Caroline Cai (2016), Charles Carter (2021), Matthew Barrett (2025), Steven Dutaut (2016), Kevin Dwan (2025), Michael Trigg (2015), Aileen Gan (2025), Sanjay Ayer (2020), Rakesh Bordia (2023), Alex Simcox (2015), Nick Zylkowski (2026), Toma Kobayashi (2024), Jon Tringale (2022), Justin Hill (2024), Jeremy Field (2026), Brian Causey (2026), Evgenia Gvozdeva (2026), Christina Shockley (2026), Elizabeth Desmond (2015), John P. Goetz (2016). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI EAFE NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Bridge Builder International Equity has 753 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 13.6% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Bridge Builder International Equity is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Bridge Builder International Equity has 92.7% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 5.3%. There is 92.7% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Bridge Builder International Equity has 1.4% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $26 billion in total assets, which is above the $2 billion average for the Foreign Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

BBIEX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Bridge Builder International Equity expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Foreign Large Blend category. Bridge Builder International Equity has an expense ratio of 0.34%, which is 64% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Bridge Builder International Equity has a portfolio turnover rate of 30%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Foreign Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of August 2026, Bridge Builder International Equity returned 1.4%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Foreign Large Blend category had an average return of 2.0%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Bridge Builder International Equity has a trailing yield of 2.86%, which is above the 2.13% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Bridge Builder International Equity Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 12.5%, 1.4 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 18.4% over the past year (grade of F), 17.2% over the past three years (grade of D) and 7.6% per year over the past five years (grade of D) and 9.4% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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