C000162177 Fees and Costs — Franklin Global Market Neutral Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2023-08-24

The net expense ratio is 3.21%: a 0.95% management fee plus 2.52% other expenses, less a 0.26% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $83K in broker commissions, 0.1271% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 149%.

C000162177 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000162177. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.95%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses2.52%
Gross expense ratio3.47%
Fee waiver−0.26%
Net expense ratio3.21%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

C000162177 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000162177, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,992 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.50% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 3.21%)$337$1,026$1,736
Trading costs (broker commissions)$13$41$69
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$54$187
Total costs$350$1,121$1,992
Value after costs$10,150$10,456$10,771
Impact on return, per year3.50%3.50%3.50%

C000162177 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1271%
  • Total broker commissions: $83K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $180.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 149%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000162177 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$18K22.42%
COWEN AND COMPANY$13K15.60%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$12K14.23%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$9K10.43%
INSTINET, LLC$8K10.04%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$7K8.18%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$7K8.18%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$5K6.25%
UBS Securities LLC$3K3.20%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$1K1.46%

C000162177 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$180.7M99.89%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$207K0.11%

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.