FMEBX Fees and Costs — American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class 529-F-3
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.59%: a 0.46% management fee plus 0.13% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 54%.
FMEBX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FMEBX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.46% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
FMEBX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FMEBX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $372 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.62% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.59%) | $62 | $194 | $338 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $34 |
| Total costs | $62 | $204 | $372 |
| Value after costs | $10,438 | $11,373 | $12,391 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
FMEBX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.8B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 54%
- Securities lending: none during the year
FMEBX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America, N.A. | $539.2M | 18.25% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | $538.5M | 18.22% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $432.6M | 14.64% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $346.0M | 11.71% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $292.7M | 9.91% |
| Barclays Bank PLC | $179.3M | 6.07% |
| Standard Chartered Bank | $172.4M | 5.83% |
| BNP Paribas | $163.7M | 5.54% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $146.6M | 4.96% |
| Deutsche Bank A.G. | $143.8M | 4.87% |
American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBNGX | Class F-3 | 0.54% | none |
| REGGX | Class R-6 | 0.54% | none |
| REGFX | Class R-5 | 0.57% | none |
| FMEBX | Class 529-F-3 | 0.59% | none |
| EBNFX | Class F-2 | 0.64% | none |
| FEBMX | Class 529-F-2 | 0.65% | none |
| REGJX | Class R-5E | 0.69% | none |
| REGEX | Class R-4 | 0.89% | none |
| EBNEX | Class F-1 | 0.91% | none |
| TEBMX | Class T | 0.92% | 2.50% |
| EBNAX | Class A | 0.93% | 3.75% |
| CBNAX | Class 529-A | 0.94% | 3.50% |
| TMEBX | Class 529-T | 0.96% | 2.50% |
| CBNFX | Class 529-F-1 | 0.97% | none |
| CBNEX | Class 529-E | 1.15% | none |
| REGCX | Class R-3 | 1.16% | none |
| REGHX | Class R-2E | 1.28% | none |
| REGBX | Class R-2 | 1.57% | none |
| REGAX | Class R-1 | 1.62% | none |
| EBNCX | Class C | 1.68% | none |
| CBNCX | Class 529-C | 1.72% | 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.