FESGX Fees and Costs — First Eagle Global Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 1.85%: a 0.75% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.10% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $9.5M in broker commissions, 0.0159% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 16%.
FESGX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FESGX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.10% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.85% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.85% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
FESGX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FESGX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,147 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.96% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.85%) | $194 | $601 | $1,032 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $9 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $30 | $106 |
| Total costs | $299 | $636 | $1,147 |
| Value after costs | $10,201 | $10,940 | $11,616 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.99% | 1.96% | 1.96% |
FESGX 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): 0.0159%
- Total broker commissions: $9.5M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $90.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 16%
- Securities lending: none during the year
FESGX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virtu Americas LLC | $1.7M | 23.46% |
| Jefferies LLC | $1.1M | 15.49% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $751K | 10.56% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $730K | 10.27% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $617K | 8.68% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $578K | 8.13% |
| Cowen and Company | $449K | 6.32% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $430K | 6.05% |
| REDBURN (USA) LLC | $428K | 6.02% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $358K | 5.03% |
FESGX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $48.8B | 54.15% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $17.1B | 18.99% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $15.9B | 17.65% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $6.0B | 6.68% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.3B | 2.53% |
First Eagle Global Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEGRX | Class R6 | 0.78% | none |
| SGIIX | Class I | 0.86% | none |
| FEGTX | C000182924 | 1.05% | 2.50% |
| EAGRX | Class R4 | 1.07% | none |
| SGENX | Class A | 1.10% | 5.00% |
| FRGLX | Class R5 | 1.11% | none |
| EARGX | Class R3 | 1.20% | none |
| FESGX | Class C | 1.85% | 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.