APECX Fees and Costs — Columbia High Yield Bond Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 1.71%: a 0.64% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.15% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $11K in broker commissions, 0.0009% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 36%.
APECX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of APECX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.64% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.15% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.80% |
| Fee waiver | −0.09% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.71% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
APECX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in APECX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,055 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.80% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.71%) | $180 | $556 | $957 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $28 | $97 |
| Total costs | $283 | $584 | $1,055 |
| Value after costs | $10,217 | $10,992 | $11,708 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.83% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
APECX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0009%
- Total broker commissions: $11K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
- Securities lending: none during the year
APECX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $11K | 100.00% |
APECX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $276.7M | 24.13% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $240.6M | 20.98% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $152.8M | 13.33% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $124.7M | 10.87% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $104.0M | 9.07% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $83.5M | 7.28% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $48.4M | 4.22% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $45.1M | 3.93% |
| Jefferies LLC | $38.1M | 3.32% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $32.8M | 2.86% |
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHYYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.59% | none |
| RSHRX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.64% | none |
| CHYEX | Class S | 0.71% | none |
| CHYZX | Institutional Class | 0.71% | none |
| INEAX | Class A | 0.96% | 4.75% |
| CHBRX | Class R | 1.21% | none |
| APECX | Class C | 1.71% | none |
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.