GBSCX Fees and Costs — American Beacon Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Growth Fund, C Class

Data updated: 2022-11-23

The net expense ratio is 2.12%: a 0.88% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.61% other expenses, less a 0.37% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.0382% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.

GBSCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GBSCX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.88%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.61%
Gross expense ratio2.49%
Fee waiver−0.37%
Net expense ratio2.12%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

GBSCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GBSCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,319 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.27% 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
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.12%)$223$686$1,176
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$12$21
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$35$122
Total costs$329$733$1,319
Value after costs$10,171$10,843$11,444
Impact on return, per year3.29%2.27%2.27%

GBSCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0382%
  • Total broker commissions: $17K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $14.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $316K
  • Net income from securities lending: $362 (0.001% of average net assets)

GBSCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Jefferies LLC$4K22.91%
Capital Institutional Services, Inc.$4K22.90%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$2K14.09%
Cowen and Company, LLC$1K8.27%
Strategas Securities, LLC$1K7.68%
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.$1K6.64%
Evercore Group L.L.C.$8415.37%
Piper Sandler & Co.$7014.47%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$6183.94%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$5843.73%

GBSCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$14.2M100.00%

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.