DFFVX Fees and Costs — U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio, Institutional Class Shares
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.29%: a 0.27% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.0M in broker commissions, 0.0079% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 7%.
DFFVX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DFFVX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.27% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.30% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.29% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
DFFVX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DFFVX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $189 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.31% 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 0.29%) | $30 | $96 | $167 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $5 | $17 |
| Total costs | $31 | $103 | $189 |
| Value after costs | $10,469 | $11,473 | $12,574 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
DFFVX 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): 0.0079%
- Total broker commissions: $1.0M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $5.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 7%
- Securities on loan, average value: $767.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.3M (0.010% of average net assets)
DFFVX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $236K | 22.73% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $197K | 18.97% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $192K | 18.43% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $147K | 14.17% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $123K | 11.83% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $99K | 9.55% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $24K | 2.34% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $20K | 1.91% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $761 | 0.07% |
DFFVX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $5.1B | 100.00% |
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.