BPCIX Fees and Costs — Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2022-01-27

The net expense ratio is 1.05% (2.17% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $30K in broker commissions, 0.0725% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 124%.

BPCIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BPCIX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.70%
Gross expense ratio2.17%
Fee waiver−1.12%
Net expense ratio1.05%
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 recoupmentYes

BPCIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BPCIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $700 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.18% 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 1.05%)$110$344$595
Trading costs (broker commissions)$8$24$41
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$18$64
Total costs$118$385$700
Value after costs$10,382$11,191$12,062
Impact on return, per year1.18%1.18%1.18%

BPCIX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0725%
  • Total broker commissions: $30K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 124%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

BPCIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. MORGAN CHASE$5K24.14%
DAIWA BANK LTD.$3K13.41%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC.$3K12.03%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO$2K10.16%
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.$2K7.88%
CREDIT SUISSE$2K7.20%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$2K7.14%
R.B.C. DOMINION SECURITIES INC.$2K7.08%
JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC.$1K5.96%
MACQUARIE$1K4.99%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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