C000027661 Fees and Costs — Pioneer Real Estate Shares, : Class A

Data updated: 2023-05-22

The net expense ratio is 1.50%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.55% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $117K in broker commissions, 0.1740% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 105%.

C000027661 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000027661. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.55%
Gross expense ratio1.60%
Fee waiver−0.10%
Net expense ratio1.50%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000027661 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000027661, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,708 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.97% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.50%)$148$460$792
Trading costs (broker commissions)$17$53$92
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$116$249
Total costs$769$1,204$1,708
Value after costs$9,731$10,372$11,055
Impact on return, per year7.69%3.78%2.97%

C000027661 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1740%
  • Total broker commissions: $117K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 105%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000027661 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$18K18.62%
EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C.$16K16.33%
INSTINET, LLC$15K15.78%
CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, INC$12K12.64%
PIPER SANDLER & CO.$9K9.00%
PERSHING LLC$7K7.35%
MKM PARTNERS LLC$7K6.90%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$5K4.70%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$4K4.54%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$4K4.16%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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