DIECX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon International Core Equity Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-02-25
The net expense ratio is 1.88%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.97% other expenses, less a 0.65% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $110K in broker commissions, 0.0786% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 76%.
DIECX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DIECX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.97% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.53% |
| Fee waiver | −0.65% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.88% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DIECX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DIECX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,202 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.06% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.88%) | $197 | $610 | $1,047 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $25 | $44 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $32 | $111 |
| Total costs | $309 | $667 | $1,202 |
| Value after costs | $10,191 | $10,909 | $11,561 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.09% | 2.06% | 2.06% |
DIECX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0786%
- Total broker commissions: $110K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $255.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 76%
- Securities on loan, average value: $676K
- Net income from securities lending: $1K (0.001% of average net assets)
DIECX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $33K | 30.68% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. | $18K | 16.22% |
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED | $16K | 14.53% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $14K | 13.28% |
| HILLTOP SECURITIES INC. | $10K | 9.04% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $6K | 5.41% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $6K | 5.36% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $3K | 3.06% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $1K | 1.36% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $1K | 1.07% |
DIECX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $83.7M | 33.03% |
| HILLTOP SECURITIES INC. | $48.9M | 19.29% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. | $38.9M | 15.37% |
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED | $28.8M | 11.37% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $25.4M | 10.03% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $12.3M | 4.86% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $5.0M | 1.98% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $4.5M | 1.76% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $3.5M | 1.39% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $2.3M | 0.91% |
BNY Mellon International Core Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIERX | Class I | 0.88% | none |
| DIEYX | Class Y | 0.88% | none |
| DIEAX | Class A | 1.13% | 5.75% |
| DIECX | Class C | 1.88% | 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.