FEFAX Fees and Costs — First Eagle Rising Dividend Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.90%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.24% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.00% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $22K in broker commissions, 0.0053% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.
FEFAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FEFAX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.24% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Fee waiver | −0.09% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.90% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
FEFAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FEFAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,177 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.01% 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 | $599 | $500 | $500 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.90%) | $90 | $280 | $487 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $25 | $93 | $188 |
| Total costs | $714 | $875 | $1,177 |
| Value after costs | $9,786 | $10,701 | $11,586 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.14% | 2.71% | 2.01% |
FEFAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0053%
- Total broker commissions: $22K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
- Securities lending: none during the year
FEFAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virtu Americas LLC | $11K | 46.92% |
| Jefferies LLC | $6K | 27.74% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $2K | 9.37% |
| Instinet, LLC | $2K | 7.05% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1K | 4.96% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $464 | 2.07% |
| Citizens Securities, Inc. | $424 | 1.89% |
FEFAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $770.6M | 58.79% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $273.0M | 20.82% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $192.0M | 14.65% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $59.6M | 4.55% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $15.5M | 1.19% |
First Eagle Rising Dividend Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEAIX | Class I | 0.65% | none |
| FEFRX | Class R6 | 0.65% | none |
| FERFX | Class R5 | 0.65% | none |
| EAFRX | Class R4 | 0.75% | none |
| FEFAX | Class A | 0.90% | 5.00% |
| FEAFX | Class Y | 0.91% | none |
| FEFTX | C000182928 | 0.91% | 2.50% |
| EARFX | Class R3 | 1.00% | none |
| FEAMX | Class C | 1.65% | 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.