FEFCX Fees and Costs — Franklin Select U.S. Equity Fund, Advisor Class

Data updated: 2020-03-31

The net expense ratio is 1.02% (1.29% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $5K in broker commissions, 0.0047% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 5%.

FEFCX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.95%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.32%
Gross expense ratio1.29%
Fee waiver−0.27%
Net expense ratio1.02%
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

FEFCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FEFCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $641 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.08% 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 1.02%)$107$334$579
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$2$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$17$59
Total costs$108$352$641
Value after costs$10,392$11,224$12,122
Impact on return, per year1.08%1.08%1.08%

FEFCX 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

FEFCX 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%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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