C000028137 Fees and Costs — Pioneer Core Equity Fund, : Class A
Data updated: 2025-03-14
The net expense ratio is 0.88%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $622K in broker commissions, 0.0331% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 106%.
C000028137 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000028137. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.88% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.88% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000028137 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000028137, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,273 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.18% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.88%) | $87 | $272 | $472 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $10 | $18 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $105 | $208 |
| Total costs | $694 | $962 | $1,273 |
| Value after costs | $9,806 | $10,614 | $11,490 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.94% | 2.99% | 2.18% |
C000028137 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0331%
- Total broker commissions: $622K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $691.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 106%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000028137 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| INSTINET, LLC | $252K | 44.43% |
| PIPER SANDLER & CO. | $79K | 13.87% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $53K | 9.41% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $42K | 7.47% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $40K | 7.07% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $32K | 5.60% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $25K | 4.37% |
| LUMINEX TRADING & ANALYTICS LLC | $19K | 3.36% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $13K | 2.26% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $12K | 2.15% |
C000028137 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $622.4M | 89.97% |
| Bank of Montreal | $26.1M | 3.77% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $18.9M | 2.74% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14.4M | 2.08% |
| BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. | $10.0M | 1.44% |
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.