FCEQX Fees and Costs — Franklin Select U.S. Equity Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2020-03-31

The net expense ratio is 1.27% (1.54% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $5K in broker commissions, 0.0047% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 5%.

FCEQX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.95%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.32%
Gross expense ratio1.54%
Fee waiver−0.27%
Net expense ratio1.27%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
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

FCEQX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FCEQX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,451 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.50% 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$550$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.27%)$126$392$678
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$27$106$221
Total costs$704$1,050$1,451
Value after costs$9,796$10,527$11,312
Impact on return, per year7.04%3.27%2.50%

FCEQX 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): 0.0047%
  • Total broker commissions: $5K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $85K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 5%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FCEQX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
U.S. BANCORP PIPER JAFFRAY INC.$1K30.15%
JMP SECURITIES LLC$93819.45%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$50810.54%
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS LLC$50610.49%
JEFFERIES & CO INC$3657.57%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC$3647.55%
COWEN AND CO LLC$2735.66%
ROSENBLATT SECS INC$2695.58%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC$1062.20%
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$390.81%

FCEQX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$85K100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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