DGEAX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 1.25%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.50% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $432K in broker commissions, 0.1270% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 72%.
DGEAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DGEAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.50% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.25% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.25% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DGEAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DGEAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,540 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.67% 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 1.25%) | $124 | $384 | $664 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $13 | $39 | $67 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $112 | $233 |
| Total costs | $740 | $1,110 | $1,540 |
| Value after costs | $9,760 | $10,466 | $11,223 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.40% | 3.47% | 2.67% |
DGEAX 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): 0.1270%
- Total broker commissions: $432K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $598.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 72%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $5K (0.001% of average net assets)
DGEAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $66K | 15.92% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $65K | 15.52% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $50K | 12.00% |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE SECURITIES (USA), INC. | $45K | 10.70% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $40K | 9.61% |
| MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA), INC. | $37K | 8.80% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $33K | 7.81% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $30K | 7.11% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. | $28K | 6.64% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $25K | 5.90% |
DGEAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $111.9M | 19.46% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $104.0M | 18.10% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $97.5M | 16.96% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $46.2M | 8.03% |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE SECURITIES (USA) INC. | $45.9M | 7.99% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $42.0M | 7.31% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $38.9M | 6.77% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $32.3M | 5.62% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC. | $29.5M | 5.13% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $26.6M | 4.63% |
BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGEYX | Class Y | 0.91% | none |
| DGIEX | Class I | 1.00% | none |
| DGEAX | Class A | 1.25% | 5.75% |
| DGECX | Class C | 2.01% | 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.