DEEAX Fees and Costs — Macquarie Extended Duration Bond Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-10-14
The net expense ratio is 0.81%: a 0.55% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.19% other expenses, less a 0.18% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.50%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $9K in broker commissions, 0.0034% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 119%.
DEEAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DEEAX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.19% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Fee waiver | −0.18% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.81% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.50% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
DEEAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DEEAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,062 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.81% 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 | $450 | $450 | $450 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.81%) | $81 | $254 | $441 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $22 | $84 | $169 |
| Total costs | $554 | $789 | $1,062 |
| Value after costs | $9,946 | $10,788 | $11,701 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.54% | 2.44% | 1.81% |
DEEAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0034%
- Total broker commissions: $9K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $113.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 119%
DEEAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANTAGE SECURITIES LLC | $7K | 72.69% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 26.59% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. | $67 | 0.72% |
DEEAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $15.5M | 19.32% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $12.8M | 15.90% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $10.4M | 12.96% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $7.8M | 9.71% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $7.5M | 9.35% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | $7.3M | 9.05% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $6.7M | 8.38% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $4.2M | 5.21% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $4.1M | 5.08% |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | $4.0M | 5.03% |
Macquarie Extended Duration 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEZRX | Class R6 | 0.48% | none |
| DEEIX | Institutional Class | 0.56% | none |
| DEEAX | Class A | 0.81% | 4.50% |
| DEERX | Class R | 1.06% | none |
| DEECX | Class C | 1.56% | 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.