C000050278 Fees and Costs — Research International Core Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-20
The net expense ratio is 0.58%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.04% other expenses, less a 0.21% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $276K in broker commissions, 0.0293% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 42%.
C000050278 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000050278. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.04% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.79% |
| Fee waiver | −0.21% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.58% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000050278 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000050278, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $384 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.64% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.58%) | $61 | $191 | $332 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $10 | $17 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $35 |
| Total costs | $64 | $210 | $384 |
| Value after costs | $10,436 | $11,366 | $12,379 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.64% |
C000050278 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0293%
- Total broker commissions: $276K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 42%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000050278 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $56K | 22.81% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $30K | 12.13% |
| Jefferies LLC | $29K | 11.80% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $29K | 11.74% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $25K | 10.45% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $24K | 9.70% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $24K | 9.70% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $12K | 4.74% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $9K | 3.75% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $8K | 3.18% |
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.