GMXAX Fees and Costs — Nationwide Mid Cap Market Index Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-18
The net expense ratio is 0.65%: a 0.20% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.23% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $27K in broker commissions, 0.0049% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 16%.
GMXAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GMXAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.20% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.23% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.68% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.65% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
GMXAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GMXAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,123 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.92% 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 | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.65%) | $64 | $201 | $351 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $101 | $194 |
| Total costs | $669 | $879 | $1,123 |
| Value after costs | $9,831 | $10,698 | $11,640 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.69% | 2.73% | 1.92% |
GMXAX 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): 0.0049%
- Total broker commissions: $27K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 16%
- Securities on loan, average value: $46.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $62K (0.011% of average net assets)
GMXAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5K | 22.42% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 14.05% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2K | 11.50% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $2K | 9.11% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2K | 8.18% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2K | 7.69% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $2K | 7.44% |
| BTIG, LLC | $1K | 6.82% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1K | 6.60% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 6.19% |
GMXAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $945 | 56.38% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $424 | 25.27% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $308 | 18.35% |
Nationwide Mid Cap Market 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMXIX | Class R6 | 0.25% | none |
| NWXQX | Service Class | 0.48% | none |
| GMXAX | Class A | 0.65% | 5.75% |
| GMXRX | Class R | 1.00% | none |
| GMCCX | Class C | 1.38% | 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.