BGICX Fees and Costs — Brandes Global Equity Income Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2020-08-18

The net expense ratio is 2.00%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 12.57% other expenses, less a 12.12% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $223 in broker commissions, 0.0167% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 8%.

BGICX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.75%
Other expenses12.57%
Gross expense ratio14.12%
Fee waiver−12.12%
Net expense ratio2.00%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

BGICX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BGICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,236 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.12% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.00%)$210$648$1,112
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$9
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$33$114
Total costs$315$686$1,236
Value after costs$10,185$10,890$11,527
Impact on return, per year3.15%2.12%2.12%

BGICX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0167%
  • Total broker commissions: $223
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $336K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 8%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $75
  • Net income from securities lending: $1 (0.000% of average net assets)

BGICX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CLSA AMERICAS LLC$5126.36%
LARRAINVIAL SECURITIES US LLC$2613.60%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC$2513.00%
BRADESCO SECURITIES, INC.$2010.27%
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC$168.40%
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP$126.44%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC$126.19%
JEFFERIES LLC$126.15%
XP SECURITIES, LLC$115.49%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$84.11%

BGICX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS LLC$336K99.92%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC$940.03%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO LLC$850.03%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$730.02%

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.