C000129332 Fees and Costs — Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2023-11-07

The net expense ratio is 1.87%: a 1.36% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.80% other expenses, less a 0.54% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $28K in broker commissions, 0.1541% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 53%.

C000129332 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000129332. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.36%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.80%
Gross expense ratio2.41%
Fee waiver−0.54%
Net expense ratio1.87%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000129332 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000129332, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,903 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.34% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.87%)$185$571$980
Trading costs (broker commissions)$15$47$81
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$121$267
Total costs$804$1,315$1,903
Value after costs$9,696$10,261$10,860
Impact on return, per year8.04%4.14%3.34%

C000129332 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1541%
  • Total broker commissions: $28K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $50.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 53%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000129332 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.$8K30.51%
Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited$6K20.76%
UBS Securities LLC$3K9.70%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2K8.65%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$2K7.90%
BofA Securities, Inc.$2K7.82%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$1K5.37%
CLSA Americas, LLC$1K3.92%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$7672.80%
Haitong International Securities (USA) Inc.$7072.58%

C000129332 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$50.8M99.97%
UBS Securities LLC$16K0.03%

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.