BGETX Fees and Costs — Baillie Gifford International Growth Fund, Class 2
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 0.57%: a 0.33% management fee, a 0.17% 12b-1 fee plus 0.07% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $712K in broker commissions, 0.0217% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 21%.
BGETX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BGETX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.33% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.17% |
| Other expenses | 0.07% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.57% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.57% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
BGETX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in BGETX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $373 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.62% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.57%) | $60 | $188 | $327 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $7 | $12 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $34 |
| Total costs | $62 | $204 | $373 |
| Value after costs | $10,438 | $11,372 | $12,390 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
BGETX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0217%
- Total broker commissions: $712K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 21%
- Securities lending: none during the year
BGETX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $151K | 25.17% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $106K | 17.63% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $65K | 10.85% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $56K | 9.34% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $46K | 7.66% |
| DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC. | $41K | 6.83% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $40K | 6.65% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $34K | 5.72% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $31K | 5.17% |
| DANSKE MARKETS INC | $30K | 4.98% |
BGETX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $2.3M | 100.00% |
Baillie Gifford International Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGEVX | Class 5 | 0.42% | — |
| BGEFX | Class 4 | 0.47% | — |
| BGEUX | Class 3 | 0.50% | — |
| BGEKX | Class K | 0.57% | — |
| BGETX | Class 2 | 0.57% | — |
| BGESX | Institutional Class | 0.65% | — |
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.