CSOAX Fees and Costs — Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.04%: a 0.84% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.21% other expenses, less a 0.26% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $18K in broker commissions, 0.0017% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 56%.
CSOAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CSOAX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.84% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.21% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.30% |
| Fee waiver | −0.26% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.04% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.75% |
| 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 | Yes |
CSOAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CSOAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,226 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.10% 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 | $475 | $475 | $475 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.04%) | $104 | $324 | $562 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $24 | $91 | $188 |
| Total costs | $603 | $891 | $1,226 |
| Value after costs | $9,897 | $10,685 | $11,536 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.03% | 2.77% | 2.10% |
CSOAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0017%
- Total broker commissions: $18K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 56%
- Securities on loan, average value: $30.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $142K (0.014% of average net assets)
CSOAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $16K | 89.87% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 10.13% |
CSOAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $909.8M | 47.32% |
| KKR Capital Markets LLC | $236.2M | 12.28% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $193.8M | 10.08% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $158.4M | 8.24% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $100.8M | 5.24% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $88.5M | 4.60% |
| Jefferies LLC | $76.0M | 3.95% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $54.4M | 2.83% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $53.5M | 2.78% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $51.2M | 2.67% |
Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSOIX | Class I | 0.79% | none |
| CSOAX | Class A | 1.04% | 4.75% |
| CSOCX | Class C | 1.79% | 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.