AZSAX Fees and Costs — American Beacon Zebra Small Cap Equity Fund, A Class

Data updated: 2023-07-27

The net expense ratio is 1.21%: a 0.90% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.41% other expenses, less a 0.35% 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 2022 the fund paid $101K in broker commissions, 0.1673% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 108%.

AZSAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AZSAX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.41%
Gross expense ratio1.56%
Fee waiver−0.35%
Net expense ratio1.21%
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

AZSAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in AZSAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,540 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.67% 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 1.21%)$120$372$643
Trading costs (broker commissions)$17$51$89
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$112$233
Total costs$789$1,110$1,540
Value after costs$9,711$10,466$11,223
Impact on return, per year7.89%3.47%2.67%

AZSAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1673%
  • Total broker commissions: $101K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $68.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 108%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: $6K (0.010% of average net assets)

AZSAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Virtu Americas LLC$53K52.60%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$47K46.40%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$1K1.00%

AZSAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$68.9M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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