C000027930 Fees and Costs — Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth Fund, : Class A

Data updated: 2025-03-25

The net expense ratio is 0.99%: a 0.60% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.14% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $794K in broker commissions, 0.0547% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 53%.

C000027930 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000027930. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.14%
Gross expense ratio0.99%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.99%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000027930 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000027930, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,349 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.32% 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 0.99%)$98$306$530
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$17$29
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$107$215
Total costs$707$1,004$1,349
Value after costs$9,793$10,572$11,414
Impact on return, per year7.07%3.13%2.32%

C000027930 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0547%
  • Total broker commissions: $794K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $93.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 53%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000027930 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET, LLC$146K24.93%
Pershing LLC$111K18.85%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$104K17.63%
JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC$64K10.93%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$46K7.80%
PIPER SANDLER & CO.$40K6.87%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$25K4.30%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$18K3.08%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$18K3.07%
LUMINEX TRADING & ANALYTICS LLC$15K2.53%

C000027930 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$73.3M78.40%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$11.2M11.95%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$9.0M9.65%

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.