GSXCX Fees and Costs — abrdn U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-09-29

The net expense ratio is 1.95%: a 0.84% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.37% other expenses, less a 0.26% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $156K in broker commissions, 0.0454% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 48%.

GSXCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GSXCX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.84%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.37%
Gross expense ratio2.21%
Fee waiver−0.26%
Net expense ratio1.95%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

GSXCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GSXCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,224 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.10% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.95%)$205$632$1,085
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$15$25
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$32$113
Total costs$312$679$1,224
Value after costs$10,188$10,897$11,539
Impact on return, per year3.12%2.10%2.10%

GSXCX 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): 0.0454%
  • Total broker commissions: $156K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $210.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 48%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

GSXCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Mizuho Securities USA LLC$16K15.69%
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC$15K15.11%
BNY Capital Markets, LLC$12K11.86%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$11K10.95%
D.A. Davidson & Co.$10K10.12%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$10K9.96%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$9K8.57%
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$7K7.20%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$5K5.34%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$5K5.19%

GSXCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$210.7M99.99%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$30K0.01%

abrdn U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
GSCIXInstitutional Class0.95%none
GSXIXInstitutional Service Class1.11%none
GSXAXClass A1.35%5.75%
GNSRXClass R1.60%none
GSXCXClass C1.95%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.