Sauerbronn, a director at Brandes Investment Partners, has co-managed the Brandes Small Cap Value Fund for the last five years. Sauerbronn did note that ideally, he'd hold stocks for longer, and in fact there are some stocks in the fund that have been there for 10 years or more. 3 favorite stocks right nowAmong the holdings in Sauerbronn's fund, industrials stand head and shoulders above the rest. But Sauerbronn has focused on positioning the fund defensively, homing in on stocks with strong balance sheets in an industry that has grown used to easy money. As the name implies, the company manufactures composite materials for companies across the aerospace market, from drones to jet engines.

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Persons: Luiz Sauerbronn, Sauerbronn, Patience, It's, Barber Nichols, tanking, Max Organizations: Brandes Investment Partners, Value Fund, Business, Graham Corp, US Navy, Navy, Aerospace, Park Aerospace, Airbus, Boeing, Moog Inc Locations: —