C000044871 Fees and Costs — ClearBridge Small Cap Value Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2024-08-26

The net expense ratio is 1.35%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.36% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $67K in broker commissions, 0.0592% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 30%.

C000044871 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000044871. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.36%
Gross expense ratio1.36%
Fee waiver−0.01%
Net expense ratio1.35%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
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

C000044871 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000044871, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,528 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.64% 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$550$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.35%)$134$416$719
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$18$32
Lost growth on money paid in costs$27$108$228
Total costs$717$1,093$1,528
Value after costs$9,783$10,484$11,235
Impact on return, per year7.17%3.41%2.64%

C000044871 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0592%
  • Total broker commissions: $67K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 30%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000044871 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.$8K14.70%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$7K13.32%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$6K11.13%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$5K10.52%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$5K10.52%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$5K9.00%
JEFFERIES LLC$4K8.16%
INSTINET, LLC$4K8.08%
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INC.$4K7.66%
Pershing LLC$4K6.91%

C000044871 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$1.8M100.00%

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.