BUVRX Fees and Costs — Brandes U.S. Value Fund, Class R6

Data updated: 2023-08-24

The net expense ratio is 0.61%: a 0.55% management fee plus 11.59% other expenses, less a 11.54% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0588% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 15%.

BUVRX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BUVRX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses11.59%
Gross expense ratio12.15%
Fee waiver−11.54%
Net expense ratio0.61%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

BUVRX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BUVRX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $421 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.70% 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 0.61%)$64$201$349
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$19$34
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$11$38
Total costs$70$231$421
Value after costs$10,430$11,346$12,342
Impact on return, per year0.70%0.70%0.70%

BUVRX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0588%
  • Total broker commissions: $2K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 15%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

BUVRX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC$54628.13%
Jefferies LLC$42221.75%
Proof Services LLC$37419.27%
MERRILL LYNCH PF&S INC$33717.37%
Wells Fargo Advisors Clearing Services LLC$1055.39%
Cowen and Company$974.98%
RBC Dominion Securities$211.10%
UBS Securities$140.70%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$130.69%
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC$120.63%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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