DEERX Fees and Costs — Macquarie Extended Duration Bond Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2026-10-14

The net expense ratio is 1.06%: a 0.55% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.19% other expenses, less a 0.18% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $9K in broker commissions, 0.0034% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 119%.

DEERX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DEERX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.50%
Other expenses0.19%
Gross expense ratio1.24%
Fee waiver−0.18%
Net expense ratio1.06%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—

DEERX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DEERX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $664 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.12% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.06%)$111$347$601
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$2
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$17$61
Total costs$112$365$664
Value after costs$10,388$11,211$12,098
Impact on return, per year1.12%1.12%1.12%

DEERX 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%

DEERX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
ADVANTAGE SECURITIES LLC$7K72.69%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$2K26.59%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$670.72%

DEERX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$15.5M19.32%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$12.8M15.90%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$10.4M12.96%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$7.8M9.71%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$7.5M9.35%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$7.3M9.05%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$6.7M8.38%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$4.2M5.21%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$4.1M5.08%
SIG BROKERAGE, LP$4.0M5.03%

Macquarie Extended Duration Bond Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
DEZRXClass R60.48%none
DEEIXInstitutional Class0.56%none
DEEAXClass A0.81%4.50%
DEERXClass R1.06%none
DEECXClass C1.56%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.