GIICX Fees and Costs — Nationwide International Index Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-18
The net expense ratio is 1.50%: a 0.25% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.29% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $103K in broker commissions, 0.0125% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.
GIICX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GIICX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.29% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.54% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.50% |
| 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 | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
GIICX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GIICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $936 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.59% 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 1.50%) | $158 | $489 | $843 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $24 | $86 |
| Total costs | $262 | $517 | $936 |
| Value after costs | $10,238 | $11,059 | $11,826 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.62% | 1.59% | 1.59% |
GIICX 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): 0.0125%
- Total broker commissions: $103K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
- Securities on loan, average value: $27.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $102K (0.012% of average net assets)
GIICX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $20K | 23.12% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $17K | 19.83% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $14K | 16.66% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC | $7K | 8.59% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $6K | 6.92% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $5K | 6.33% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $5K | 5.75% |
| Jefferies LLC | $5K | 5.55% |
| Macquarie Group Limited | $3K | 3.79% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $3K | 3.44% |
Nationwide International Index Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIXIX | Class R6 | 0.29% | none |
| NWXPX | Service Class | 0.54% | none |
| GIIAX | Class A | 0.69% | 5.75% |
| GIIRX | Class R | 1.04% | none |
| GIICX | Class C | 1.50% | 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.