GMMAX Fees and Costs — Aberdeen Dynamic Allocation Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2020-09-24

The net expense ratio is 0.96% (2.29% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%, a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and a redemption fee of 1.33%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $707 in broker commissions, 0.0061% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 4%.

GMMAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GMMAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.15%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.51%
Gross expense ratio2.29%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.96%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee1.33%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

GMMAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GMMAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,304 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.24% 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$673$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.96%)$95$297$514
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$2$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$105$211
Total costs$797$979$1,304
Value after costs$9,703$10,597$11,459
Impact on return, per year7.97%3.05%2.24%

GMMAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0061%
  • Total broker commissions: $707
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 4%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.2M
  • Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.035% of average net assets)

GMMAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$29040.97%
Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP$21530.41%
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC$8512.03%
Virtu Itg LLC$699.75%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$365.05%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$131.79%

GMMAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$3.1M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.