C000027743 Fees and Costs — Mercer US Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2024-02-16

The net expense ratio is 0.56% (0.82% before fee waivers). This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $277K in broker commissions, 0.0223% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 29%.

C000027743 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000027743. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.51%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses—
Gross expense ratio0.82%
Fee waiver−0.26%
Net expense ratio0.56%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000027743 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000027743, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $367 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.61% 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 0.56%)$59$184$321
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$7$13
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$9$34
Total costs$61$201$367
Value after costs$10,439$11,375$12,396
Impact on return, per year0.61%0.61%0.61%

C000027743 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0223%
  • Total broker commissions: $277K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 29%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $8.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: $21K (0.002% of average net assets)

C000027743 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$27K15.63%
Piper Sandler & Co.$23K13.48%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$21K11.99%
Liquidnet, Inc.$19K11.19%
Barclays Capital Inc.$16K9.43%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$14K8.37%
BTIG, LLC$14K7.90%
Virtu Americas LLC$13K7.83%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$13K7.64%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$11K6.53%

C000027743 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$3.1M99.99%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$3130.01%

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.