GOPAX Fees and Costs — abrdn China A Share Equity Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2025-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.40% (2.50% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.0879% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 61%.
GOPAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GOPAX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.85% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 1.38% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.50% |
| Fee waiver | −1.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.40% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| 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 |
GOPAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GOPAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,603 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.78% 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 | $672 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.40%) | $139 | $430 | $742 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $27 | $47 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $113 | $239 |
| Total costs | $848 | $1,145 | $1,603 |
| Value after costs | $9,652 | $10,431 | $11,160 |
| Impact on return, per year | 8.48% | 3.58% | 2.78% |
GOPAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0879%
- Total broker commissions: $17K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $34.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 61%
- Securities lending: none during the year
GOPAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $7K | 39.70% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $5K | 28.01% |
| CICC US Securities, Inc. | $2K | 10.66% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $1K | 8.32% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $1K | 7.18% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $403 | 2.43% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $336 | 2.03% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $128 | 0.77% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $80 | 0.48% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $68 | 0.41% |
GOPAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $34.9M | 100.00% |
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.