C000003067 Fees and Costs — Metropolitan West Alpha Trak 500 Fund

Data updated: 2024-11-22

The net expense ratio is 0.46%: a 0.40% management fee plus 0.81% other expenses, less a 0.76% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0109% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 260%.

C000003067 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000003067. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.40%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.81%
Gross expense ratio1.22%
Fee waiver−0.76%
Net expense ratio0.46%
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

C000003067 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000003067, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $298 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.49% 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 0.46%)$48$152$264
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$6
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$8$27
Total costs$49$163$298
Value after costs$10,451$11,413$12,465
Impact on return, per year0.49%0.49%0.49%

C000003067 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0109%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $213.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 260%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000003067 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$2K62.05%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$69321.52%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$51415.96%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$150.47%

C000003067 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$37.0M19.49%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$32.7M17.22%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$22.7M11.98%
Bank of America Corporation$22.7M11.96%
MIZUHO SECURITIES (USA) INC.$17.5M9.24%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$15.5M8.18%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$11.6M6.11%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$10.2M5.38%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$10.0M5.27%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$9.8M5.18%

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.