ACDAX Fees and Costs — American Beacon Acadian Emerging Markets Managed Volatility Fund, A Class

Data updated: 2020-06-29

The net expense ratio is 1.75%: a 1.00% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.77% other expenses, less a 0.27% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 0.50%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.0730% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.

ACDAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ACDAX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.77%
Gross expense ratio2.02%
Fee waiver−0.27%
Net expense ratio1.75%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.50%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

ACDAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ACDAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,791 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.13% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$624$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.75%)$173$536$921
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$22$38
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$118$257
Total costs$833$1,252$1,791
Value after costs$9,667$10,325$10,972
Impact on return, per year8.33%3.93%3.13%

ACDAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0730%
  • Total broker commissions: $17K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $18K
  • Net income from securities lending: $83 (0.000% of average net assets)

ACDAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CLSA Americas, LLC$3K18.02%
UBS Securities LLC$3K16.10%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$2K14.76%
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.$2K10.80%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$2K10.79%
BofA Securities, Inc.$1K8.85%
Societe Generale$1K8.60%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$1K7.32%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$3902.47%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$3612.28%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.