C000002926 Fees and Costs — TETON Westwood Intermediate Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2020-05-26

The net expense ratio is 1.75%: a 0.60% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 1.62% other expenses, less a 1.47% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 48%.

C000002926 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000002926. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses1.62%
Gross expense ratio3.22%
Fee waiver−1.47%
Net expense ratio1.75%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000002926 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000002926, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,078 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.84% 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 1.75%)$184$569$979
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$28$100
Total costs$287$597$1,078
Value after costs$10,213$10,979$11,684
Impact on return, per year2.87%1.84%1.84%

C000002926 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): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $16.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 48%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000002926 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$4.7M29.88%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$4.2M26.75%
SumRidge Partners, LLC$2.1M13.32%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$1.9M11.99%
MARKETAXESS CORPORATION$765K4.89%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$590K3.77%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$486K3.11%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$408K2.61%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$336K2.15%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$242K1.54%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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