DBLTX Fees and Costs — DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund, Class I
Data updated: 2026-08-21
The net expense ratio is 0.50%: a 0.40% management fee plus 0.09% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $643K in broker commissions, 0.0021% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 26%.
DBLTX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DBLTX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.40% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.50% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.50% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DBLTX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DBLTX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $317 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.53% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.50%) | $52 | $165 | $287 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $8 | $29 |
| Total costs | $53 | $173 | $317 |
| Value after costs | $10,447 | $11,403 | $12,446 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.53% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
DBLTX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0021%
- Total broker commissions: $643K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $12.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 26%
- Securities lending: none during the year
DBLTX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $590K | 91.71% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $24K | 3.71% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $18K | 2.80% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $11K | 1.78% |
DBLTX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $1.8B | 17.76% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. | $1.6B | 15.91% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $1.3B | 13.35% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC | $1.2B | 11.94% |
| MERRILL LYNCH INC. | $1.1B | 11.34% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $1.0B | 10.13% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $609.8M | 6.05% |
| BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. | $522.6M | 5.19% |
| NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC. | $473.1M | 4.70% |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | $365.5M | 3.63% |
DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| DDTRX | Class R6 | 0.43% | none |
| DBLTX | Class I | 0.50% | none |
| DLTIX | Class I2 | 0.54% | none |
| DLTNX | Class N | 0.75% | 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.