C000121515 Fees and Costs — Capital World Bond Fund, Class 4
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.98%: a 0.43% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.30% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $11K in broker commissions, 0.0007% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 106%.
C000121515 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000121515. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.43% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.30% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.98% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.98% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000121515 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000121515, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $614 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.03% 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 0.98%) | $103 | $321 | $557 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $56 |
| Total costs | $103 | $337 | $614 |
| Value after costs | $10,397 | $11,239 | $12,149 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
C000121515 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): 0.0007%
- Total broker commissions: $11K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.9B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 106%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000121515 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksons Securities, Inc. | $11K | 99.23% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co | $82 | 0.77% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $0 | 0.00% |
C000121515 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $401.7M | 16.43% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $390.1M | 15.95% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $340.6M | 13.93% |
| Barclays Bank PLC | $324.1M | 13.25% |
| Bank of America, N.A. | $297.1M | 12.15% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $232.7M | 9.51% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $206.3M | 8.44% |
| Deutsche Bank A.G. | $95.9M | 3.92% |
| BNP Paribas | $95.1M | 3.89% |
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $61.9M | 2.53% |
Capital World Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000037827 | Class 1 | 0.48% | — |
| C000037828 | Class 2 | 0.73% | — |
| C000176247 | Class 1A | 0.73% | — |
| C000121515 | Class 4 | 0.98% | — |
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.