C000237307 Fees and Costs — Putnam BDC Income ETF

Data updated: 2026-09-25

The net expense ratio is 11.77%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $601K in broker commissions, 0.2513% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 38%.

C000237307 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000237307. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio11.77%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio11.77%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000237307 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000237307, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $6,036 over 5 years, cutting the return by 12.62% 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 11.77%)$1,236$3,432$5,306
Trading costs (broker commissions)$26$73$113
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$188$616
Total costs$1,262$3,693$6,036
Value after costs$9,238$7,883$6,727
Impact on return, per year12.62%12.62%12.62%

C000237307 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2513%
  • Total broker commissions: $601K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $156.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 38%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000237307 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$405K70.46%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$58K10.16%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.$34K5.91%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$23K4.00%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$14K2.51%
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.$13K2.27%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$10K1.74%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$6K1.07%
JEFFERIES LLC$6K0.98%
PIPER SANDLER & CO.$5K0.89%

C000237307 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
JANE STREET CAPITAL, LLC$42.2M26.94%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$34.9M22.25%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$30.4M19.41%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$27.5M17.52%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$18.1M11.55%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$3.7M2.34%

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.