BCGAX Fees and Costs — Sterling Capital Diversified Income Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-02-23

The net expense ratio is 1.47%. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0191% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 27%.

BCGAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BCGAX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.25%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.29%
Gross expense ratio1.47%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.47%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

BCGAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BCGAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,603 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.78% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.47%)$145$452$779
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$10
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$113$239
Total costs$751$1,146$1,603
Value after costs$9,749$10,430$11,160
Impact on return, per year7.51%3.59%2.78%

BCGAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0191%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $10.5M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 27%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

BCGAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET, LLC$1K40.90%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$1K39.30%
INTL FCSTONE FINANCIAL INC.$42412.79%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$2146.45%
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$180.56%

BCGAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.$10.5M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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