CFOAX Fees and Costs — Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-05-26
The net expense ratio is 2.79%: a 0.74% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 2.13% other expenses, less a 0.33% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.25%. Portfolio turnover was 19%.
CFOAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CFOAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.74% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 2.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 3.12% |
| Fee waiver | −0.33% |
| Net expense ratio | 2.79% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 3.25% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CFOAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CFOAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,044 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.60% 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 |
| Sales charges | $325 | $325 | $325 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.79%) | $283 | $868 | $1,477 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $16 | $95 | $242 |
| Total costs | $625 | $1,288 | $2,044 |
| Value after costs | $9,875 | $10,288 | $10,719 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.25% | 4.05% | 3.60% |
CFOAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $226.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 19%
- Securities lending: none during the year
CFOAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $152.1M | 68.77% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $17.3M | 7.82% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $11.5M | 5.22% |
| KKR Capital Markets LLC | $10.2M | 4.63% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $8.2M | 3.70% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $5.3M | 2.40% |
| Jefferies LLC | $4.6M | 2.07% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $4.3M | 1.94% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4.1M | 1.84% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $3.6M | 1.61% |
Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFORX | Class R6 | 2.44% | none |
| CFOIX | Class I | 2.54% | none |
| CFOAX | Class A | 2.79% | 3.25% |
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.