CSGCX Fees and Costs — Calvert Balanced Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.65%: a 0.50% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.15% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $176K in broker commissions, 0.0127% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 164%.
CSGCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CSGCX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.15% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.65% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.65% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CSGCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CSGCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,026 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 1.65%) | $173 | $537 | $924 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $27 | $95 |
| Total costs | $278 | $568 | $1,026 |
| Value after costs | $10,222 | $11,008 | $11,736 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.78% | 1.75% | 1.75% |
CSGCX 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): 0.0127%
- Total broker commissions: $176K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 164%
- Securities on loan, average value: $17.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $53K (0.004% of average net assets)
CSGCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $30K | 20.33% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $27K | 18.59% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $24K | 16.06% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $22K | 15.03% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $12K | 8.33% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $9K | 5.78% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $7K | 4.75% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $6K | 4.29% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $5K | 3.47% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $5K | 3.37% |
CSGCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.3B | 53.58% |
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $703.2M | 16.07% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $557.7M | 12.75% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $255.5M | 5.84% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $157.9M | 3.61% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $135.4M | 3.09% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $95.1M | 2.17% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $59.1M | 1.35% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $47.6M | 1.09% |
| Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. | $19.4M | 0.44% |
Calvert Balanced Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBARX | Class R6 | 0.60% | none |
| CBAIX | Class I | 0.65% | none |
| CSIFX | Class A | 0.90% | 5.25% |
| CSGCX | Class C | 1.65% | 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.