APJCX Fees and Costs — Aberdeen Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Equity Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2021-03-30

The net expense ratio is 2.26%: a 1.00% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 1.89% other expenses, less a 1.63% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0443% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 16%.

APJCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of APJCX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2018.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses1.89%
Gross expense ratio3.89%
Fee waiver−1.63%
Net expense ratio2.26%
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

APJCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in APJCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,404 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.42% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.26%)$237$730$1,249
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$14$24
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$37$130
Total costs$345$782$1,404
Value after costs$10,155$10,794$11,359
Impact on return, per year3.45%2.42%2.42%

APJCX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0443%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 16%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $4K
  • Net income from securities lending: —

APJCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS Securities LLC$48820.65%
CLSA Americas, LLC$34714.68%
China International Capital Corporation Limited$33314.10%
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.$31513.32%
Virtu Itg LLC$2329.83%
BofA Securities, Inc.$2098.85%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$1355.73%
Instinet, LLC$1184.99%
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.$1064.47%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$803.38%

APJCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$3.6M99.19%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$16K0.43%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$14K0.38%

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.