FABDX Fees and Costs — Franklin Flexible Alpha Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2019-12-27

The net expense ratio is 1.57% (1.66% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.0045% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 25%.

FABDX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FABDX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.65%
Other expenses0.39%
Gross expense ratio1.66%
Fee waiver−0.09%
Net expense ratio1.57%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

FABDX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FABDX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $974 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.65% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.57%)$165$511$881
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$25$90
Total costs$269$538$974
Value after costs$10,231$11,038$11,789
Impact on return, per year2.69%1.65%1.65%

FABDX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0045%
  • Total broker commissions: $17K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $419.3M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 25%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FABDX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$17K100.00%

FABDX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC (FORMELYBANK OF AMERICA NA)$71.2M23.16%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC$52.4M17.02%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC$41.1M13.38%
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$29.9M9.72%
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO$24.4M7.92%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$21.4M6.96%
CREDIT SUISSE HOLDINGS (USA), INC.$19.6M6.38%
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS$18.5M6.00%
NOMURA SECURITIES LTD$15.5M5.03%
SG COWEN & CO., LLC$13.6M4.43%

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.