DEQAX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 1.24%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.49% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $80K in broker commissions, 0.0392% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 54%.
DEQAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DEQAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.49% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.24% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.24% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DEQAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DEQAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,484 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.56% 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 | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.24%) | $123 | $382 | $660 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $21 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $110 | $228 |
| Total costs | $730 | $1,079 | $1,484 |
| Value after costs | $9,770 | $10,497 | $11,279 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.30% | 3.37% | 2.56% |
DEQAX 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): 0.0392%
- Total broker commissions: $80K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $260.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 54%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.002% of average net assets)
DEQAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $13K | 18.70% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $9K | 13.01% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $8K | 11.92% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $8K | 11.04% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $7K | 10.66% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $7K | 9.51% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $6K | 9.28% |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE SECURITIES (USA), INC. | $4K | 5.37% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $4K | 5.28% |
| DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC. | $4K | 5.21% |
DEQAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $57.3M | 24.43% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $32.2M | 13.71% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $28.0M | 11.96% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $27.8M | 11.85% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $20.9M | 8.90% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $17.9M | 7.65% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $17.4M | 7.41% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $13.4M | 5.70% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $12.1M | 5.17% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $7.6M | 3.23% |
BNY Mellon Global Equity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEQYX | Class Y | 0.92% | none |
| DQEIX | Class I | 0.97% | none |
| DEQAX | Class A | 1.24% | 5.75% |
| DEQCX | Class C | 2.04% | 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.