BCMSX Fees and Costs — Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund, Investor Class

Data updated: 2024-08-29

The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.06% other expenses, less a 0.91% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $13K in broker commissions, 0.0205% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 18%.

BCMSX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BCMSX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.06%
Gross expense ratio2.06%
Fee waiver−0.91%
Net expense ratio1.15%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

BCMSX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BCMSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $730 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.23% 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 1.15%)$121$376$651
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$7$12
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$19$67
Total costs$123$402$730
Value after costs$10,377$11,174$12,033
Impact on return, per year1.23%1.23%1.23%

BCMSX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0205%
  • Total broker commissions: $13K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 18%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

BCMSX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Barclays$11K86.00%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$6104.64%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$4123.14%
Morgan Stanley$3022.30%
Piper Sandler & Co.$2952.24%
ITG Derivatives, LLC.$1961.49%
Loop Capital Markets LLC$250.19%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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