GNWRX Fees and Costs — Nationwide Fund, Class R
Data updated: 2026-09-18
The net expense ratio is 1.30%: a 0.53% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.31% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $412K in broker commissions, 0.0238% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 129%.
GNWRX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GNWRX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.53% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.31% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.34% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.30% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
GNWRX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GNWRX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $823 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.39% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.30%) | $136 | $424 | $734 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $8 | $13 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $21 | $76 |
| Total costs | $139 | $454 | $823 |
| Value after costs | $10,361 | $11,123 | $11,940 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
GNWRX 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): 0.0238%
- Total broker commissions: $412K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $419K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 129%
- Securities on loan, average value: $28.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $47K (0.003% of average net assets)
GNWRX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $88K | 27.12% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $48K | 14.70% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $33K | 10.25% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $31K | 9.48% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $29K | 8.84% |
| Jefferies LLC | $23K | 7.19% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $23K | 7.01% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $20K | 6.20% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $20K | 6.12% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $10K | 3.10% |
GNWRX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $419K | 100.00% |
Nationwide Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWABX | Class R6 | 0.55% | none |
| MUIFX | Service Class | 0.63% | none |
| NWFAX | Class A | 0.88% | 5.75% |
| GNWRX | Class R | 1.30% | none |
| GTRCX | Class C | 1.59% | 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.