DOFIX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2020-06-24

The net expense ratio is 0.79% (1.94% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $34K in broker commissions, 0.1203% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 79%.

DOFIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DOFIX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.30%
Gross expense ratio1.94%
Fee waiver−1.15%
Net expense ratio0.79%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

DOFIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DOFIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $570 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.96% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.79%)$83$259$450
Trading costs (broker commissions)$13$39$68
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$15$52
Total costs$96$313$570
Value after costs$10,404$11,263$12,192
Impact on return, per year0.96%0.96%0.96%

DOFIX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1203%
  • Total broker commissions: $34K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $49.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 79%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $271K
  • Net income from securities lending: $915 (0.003% of average net assets)

DOFIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$10K33.76%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$6K21.87%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$5K17.90%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$4K12.83%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$9143.18%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$7742.69%
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$7592.64%
CLSA AMERICAS, LLC$6812.37%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$4331.50%
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC$3661.27%

DOFIX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$12.5M26.71%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$9.0M19.33%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$7.8M16.61%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$4.4M9.38%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$3.8M8.14%
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$2.9M6.21%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$2.4M5.06%
ITG INC.$2.0M4.31%
CLSA AMERICAS, LLC$1.0M2.20%
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC$955K2.04%

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.