BXQAX Fees and Costs — MassMutual Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class L

Data updated: 2024-05-30

The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.90% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.31% other expenses, less a 1.31% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0222% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 17%.

BXQAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BXQAX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.31%
Gross expense ratio2.46%
Fee waiver−1.31%
Net expense ratio1.15%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

BXQAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BXQAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,392 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.40% 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$648$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.15%)$114$355$615
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$7$12
Lost growth on money paid in costs$27$105$215
Total costs$792$1,017$1,392
Value after costs$9,708$10,559$11,370
Impact on return, per year7.92%3.17%2.40%

BXQAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0222%
  • Total broker commissions: $2K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $54.3M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $5K
  • Net income from securities lending: $13 (0.000% of average net assets)

BXQAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Arqaam Capital Limited$49323.61%
Goldman Sachs & Co.$41419.82%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.$29614.14%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$26112.50%
Macquarie Bank$1919.13%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch$1165.57%
Itau Unibanco SA$984.68%
Citigroup Inc.$884.22%
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited$713.38%
UBS Group AG$622.97%

BXQAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$54.3M100.00%

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.