GDERX Fees and Costs — Goldman Sachs Defensive Equity Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2023-03-14

The net expense ratio is 1.19%: a 0.53% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 4.80% other expenses, less a 4.64% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $814 in broker commissions, 0.0137% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 305%.

GDERX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.53%
12b-1 fee0.50%
Other expenses4.80%
Gross expense ratio5.83%
Fee waiver−4.64%
Net expense ratio1.19%
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

GDERX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GDERX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $750 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.26% 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 1.19%)$125$389$673
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$8
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$20$69
Total costs$126$413$750
Value after costs$10,374$11,163$12,013
Impact on return, per year1.26%1.26%1.26%

GDERX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0137%
  • Total broker commissions: $814
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $77K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 305%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

GDERX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$28334.76%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC$23428.77%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$19724.19%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$566.88%
UBS Securities LLC$202.48%
JEFFERIES LLC$80.93%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$70.86%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$50.59%
SOCIETE GENERALE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED$20.29%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$20.25%

GDERX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$70K90.78%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$7K8.80%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$3190.41%

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.