ACDCX Fees and Costs — American Beacon Acadian Emerging Markets Managed Volatility Fund, C Class

Data updated: 2020-06-29

The net expense ratio is 2.50%: a 1.00% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.77% other expenses, less a 0.27% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.0730% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.

ACDCX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.77%
Gross expense ratio2.77%
Fee waiver−0.27%
Net expense ratio2.50%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

ACDCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ACDCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,560 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.70% 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$102$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.50%)$262$806$1,374
Trading costs (broker commissions)$8$24$40
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$42$145
Total costs$372$871$1,560
Value after costs$10,128$10,705$11,203
Impact on return, per year3.72%2.70%2.70%

ACDCX 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)

ACDCX 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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.