C000066853 Fees and Costs — Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 1.29% (1.55% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2.1M in broker commissions, 0.5067% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 96%.
C000066853 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000066853. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.94% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.34% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.55% |
| Fee waiver | −0.26% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.29% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000066853 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000066853, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,776 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.10% 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 | $672 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.29%) | $128 | $395 | $679 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $50 | $155 | $267 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $118 | $255 |
| Total costs | $879 | $1,243 | $1,776 |
| Value after costs | $9,621 | $10,333 | $10,986 |
| Impact on return, per year | 8.79% | 3.90% | 3.10% |
C000066853 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.5067%
- Total broker commissions: $2.1M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 96%
- Securities on loan, average value: $8.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $85K (0.020% of average net assets)
C000066853 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $636K | 33.04% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $371K | 19.28% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $241K | 12.52% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $182K | 9.44% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $173K | 8.99% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $103K | 5.37% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $68K | 3.56% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $59K | 3.05% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $50K | 2.58% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $42K | 2.19% |
Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000203063 | Class R6 | 0.89% | none |
| C000066858 | Class Y | 1.04% | none |
| C000066853 | Class A | 1.29% | 5.75% |
| C000066857 | Class R | 1.54% | none |
| C000066855 | Class C | 2.04% | none |
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.