DJWAX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Japan Womenomics Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-06-24

The net expense ratio is 1.25%: a 0.75% management fee plus 10.17% other expenses, less a 9.67% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $404 in broker commissions, 0.0174% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 36%.

DJWAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DJWAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses10.17%
Gross expense ratio10.92%
Fee waiver−9.67%
Net expense ratio1.25%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

DJWAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DJWAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,477 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.55% 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
Sales charges$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.25%)$124$385$666
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$9
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$110$227
Total costs$729$1,075$1,477
Value after costs$9,771$10,501$11,286
Impact on return, per year7.29%3.36%2.55%

DJWAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0174%
  • Total broker commissions: $404
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

DJWAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC.$25863.86%
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC$13834.16%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$40.99%
INSTINET, LLC$40.99%

DJWAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC.$822K66.17%
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC$387K31.15%
INSTINET, LLC$29K2.36%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$4K0.31%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.