DTCAX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc., Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.95%: a 0.60% management fee plus 0.39% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $28K in broker commissions, 0.0056% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 32%.
DTCAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DTCAX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.60% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.39% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.95% |
| 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 |
DTCAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DTCAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,298 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.23% 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 0.95%) | $94 | $293 | $509 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $105 | $211 |
| Total costs | $698 | $975 | $1,298 |
| Value after costs | $9,802 | $10,601 | $11,465 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.98% | 3.04% | 2.23% |
DTCAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0056%
- Total broker commissions: $28K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $355.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 32%
- Securities lending: none during the year
DTCAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $11K | 41.84% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $4K | 15.94% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $2K | 7.42% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $2K | 7.12% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $2K | 6.78% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $2K | 6.41% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $2K | 5.77% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. | $1K | 4.87% |
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED | $638 | 2.39% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $389 | 1.46% |
DTCAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $152.1M | 44.27% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $44.7M | 13.01% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $36.7M | 10.67% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $28.7M | 8.36% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $26.5M | 7.70% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $13.2M | 3.85% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $11.3M | 3.29% |
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED | $10.9M | 3.17% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $10.3M | 3.00% |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO. | $9.3M | 2.69% |
BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRTCX | Class I | 0.70% | none |
| DTCYX | Class Y | 0.70% | none |
| DRTHX | Class Z | 0.75% | none |
| DTCAX | Class A | 0.95% | 5.75% |
| DTCCX | Class C | 1.70% | 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.