BCANX Fees and Costs — Baillie Gifford China A Shares Growth Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2024-11-22

The net expense ratio is 0.87%: a 0.72% management fee plus 13.91% other expenses, less a 13.76% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $73 in broker commissions, 0.0059% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 5%.

BCANX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BCANX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.72%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses13.91%
Gross expense ratio14.63%
Fee waiver−13.76%
Net expense ratio0.87%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

BCANX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BCANX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $549 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.92% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.87%)$91$285$496
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$2$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$14$50
Total costs$92$302$549
Value after costs$10,408$11,275$12,214
Impact on return, per year0.92%0.92%0.92%

BCANX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0059%
  • Total broker commissions: $73
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 5%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

BCANX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS Securities LLC$1621.92%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$1621.92%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1115.07%
MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA), INC.$1013.70%
China International Capital Corporation Limited$810.96%
JEFFERIES LLC$810.96%
CICC US SECURITIES, INC.$22.74%
INSTINET, LLC$11.37%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$11.37%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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