GGECX Fees and Costs — Nationwide Global Sustainable Equity Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-18
The net expense ratio is 2.15%: a 0.75% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.64% other expenses, less a 0.24% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $40K in broker commissions, 0.0178% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 42%.
GGECX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GGECX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.64% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.39% |
| Fee waiver | −0.24% |
| Net expense ratio | 2.15% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
GGECX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GGECX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,325 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.28% 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 2.15%) | $226 | $696 | $1,192 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $6 | $10 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $35 | $123 |
| Total costs | $330 | $737 | $1,325 |
| Value after costs | $10,170 | $10,840 | $11,438 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.30% | 2.28% | 2.28% |
GGECX 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): 0.0178%
- Total broker commissions: $40K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 42%
- Securities on loan, average value: $7.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $11K (0.005% of average net assets)
GGECX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $7K | 20.66% |
| Jefferies LLC | $6K | 18.05% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5K | 15.67% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 12.58% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 6.72% |
| Keybanc Capital Markets Inc. | $2K | 6.56% |
| BTIG, LLC | $2K | 6.54% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2K | 5.12% |
| Instinet, LLC | $1K | 4.10% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $1K | 4.01% |
Nationwide Global Sustainable Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| GGEIX | Class R6 | 0.77% | none |
| GGESX | Service Class | 1.02% | none |
| GGEAX | Class A | 1.10% | 5.75% |
| GGECX | Class C | 2.15% | 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.