CSECX Fees and Costs — Calvert Equity Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.66%: a 0.54% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $516K in broker commissions, 0.0085% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 14%.
CSECX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CSECX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.54% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.66% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.66% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CSECX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CSECX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,030 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.75% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.66%) | $174 | $540 | $930 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $27 | $95 |
| Total costs | $278 | $570 | $1,030 |
| Value after costs | $10,222 | $11,006 | $11,733 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.78% | 1.75% | 1.75% |
CSECX 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): 0.0085%
- Total broker commissions: $516K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.0B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.000% of average net assets)
CSECX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $126K | 24.47% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $107K | 20.78% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $81K | 15.72% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $58K | 11.20% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $36K | 6.95% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $31K | 5.97% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $22K | 4.21% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $21K | 4.15% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $20K | 3.84% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $14K | 2.71% |
CSECX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $3.0B | 100.00% |
Calvert Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEYRX | Class R6 | 0.59% | none |
| CEYIX | Class I | 0.66% | none |
| CSIEX | Class A | 0.91% | 5.25% |
| CSECX | Class C | 1.66% | 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.