GBLCX Fees and Costs — American Funds Global Balanced Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 1.55%: a 0.43% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $5.5M in broker commissions, 0.0203% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 60%.
GBLCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GBLCX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.43% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.55% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.55% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
GBLCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GBLCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $971 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.65% 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 1.55%) | $163 | $505 | $870 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $7 | $11 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $25 | $90 |
| Total costs | $268 | $537 | $971 |
| Value after costs | $10,232 | $11,039 | $11,792 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.68% | 1.65% | 1.65% |
GBLCX 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): 0.0203%
- Total broker commissions: $5.5M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $20.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 60%
- Securities on loan, average value: $92.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $839K (0.003% of average net assets)
GBLCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies & Company Inc. | $559K | 15.26% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $551K | 15.03% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $471K | 12.86% |
| UBS AG | $398K | 10.87% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $333K | 9.08% |
| CLSA B.V. | $314K | 8.58% |
| RBC Capital Markets LLC | $313K | 8.55% |
| Bank of America, N.A. | $298K | 8.13% |
| Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. | $213K | 5.82% |
| Barclays Bank PLC | $213K | 5.81% |
GBLCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2.7B | 15.33% |
| Bank of America, N.A. | $2.6B | 14.69% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.3B | 13.03% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.9B | 10.87% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.9B | 10.63% |
| BNP Paribas | $1.8B | 10.20% |
| Barclays Bank PLC | $1.8B | 10.09% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.5B | 8.72% |
| Deutsche Bank A.G. | $738.4M | 4.19% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $398.7M | 2.26% |
American Funds Global Balanced Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| GFBLX | Class F-3 | 0.47% | none |
| RGBGX | Class R-6 | 0.47% | none |
| FFBGX | Class 529-F-3 | 0.52% | none |
| RGBFX | Class R-5 | 0.53% | none |
| FFGGX | Class 529-F-2 | 0.57% | none |
| GBLFX | Class F-2 | 0.58% | none |
| RGBHX | Class R-5E | 0.63% | none |
| GBLAX | Class A | 0.80% | 5.75% |
| TFGBX | Class T | 0.80% | 2.50% |
| RGBEX | Class R-4 | 0.81% | none |
| CBFAX | Class 529-A | 0.83% | 3.50% |
| GBLEX | Class F-1 | 0.85% | none |
| TFBGX | Class 529-T | 0.85% | 2.50% |
| CBFFX | Class 529-F-1 | 0.90% | none |
| CBFEX | Class 529-E | 1.07% | none |
| RGBCX | Class R-3 | 1.11% | none |
| RGGHX | Class R-2E | 1.27% | none |
| RGBLX | Class R-1 | 1.53% | none |
| GBLCX | Class C | 1.55% | none |
| RGBBX | Class R-2 | 1.55% | none |
| CBFCX | Class 529-C | 1.60% | 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.