CRFAX Fees and Costs — Calvert Focused Value Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-05-26
The net expense ratio is 0.99%: a 0.62% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.26% other expenses, less a 0.14% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $41K in broker commissions, 0.0680% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 113%.
CRFAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CRFAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.62% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.26% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.13% |
| Fee waiver | −0.14% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.25% |
| 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 |
CRFAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CRFAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,296 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.23% 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 | $525 | $525 | $525 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.99%) | $98 | $307 | $532 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $7 | $21 | $37 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $26 | $99 | $203 |
| Total costs | $657 | $952 | $1,296 |
| Value after costs | $9,843 | $10,624 | $11,466 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.57% | 2.96% | 2.23% |
CRFAX 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): 0.0680%
- Total broker commissions: $41K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $50.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 113%
- Securities lending: none during the year
CRFAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $6K | 17.70% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $5K | 14.66% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $5K | 12.69% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $4K | 11.47% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $4K | 9.87% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $3K | 9.08% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 8.94% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 6.67% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2K | 6.34% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $943 | 2.58% |
CRFAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $50.1M | 100.00% |
Calvert Focused Value Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRFIX | Class I | 0.74% | none |
| CRFRX | Class R6 | 0.74% | none |
| CRFAX | Class A | 0.99% | 5.25% |
| CRFCX | Class C | 1.74% | none |
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.