C000121518 Fees and Costs — American Funds Mortgage Fund, Class 4
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.81%: a 0.30% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.34% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 421%.
C000121518 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000121518. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.30% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.34% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.89% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.81% |
| 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 |
C000121518 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000121518, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $509 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.85% 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 0.81%) | $85 | $266 | $462 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $47 |
| Total costs | $85 | $279 | $509 |
| Value after costs | $10,415 | $11,297 | $12,254 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% |
C000121518 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): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 421%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000121518 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $311.6M | 22.72% |
| Bank of America, N.A. | $228.6M | 16.67% |
| Barclays Bank PLC | $202.3M | 14.75% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $171.3M | 12.49% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $140.4M | 10.24% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $126.2M | 9.20% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $77.3M | 5.64% |
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $54.4M | 3.97% |
| BNP Paribas | $32.9M | 2.40% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | $26.5M | 1.93% |
American Funds Mortgage Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000099203 | Class 1 | 0.31% | — |
| C000099204 | Class 2 | 0.56% | — |
| C000176250 | Class 1A | 0.56% | — |
| C000121518 | Class 4 | 0.81% | — |
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.