GSYAX Fees and Costs — Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-01-13

The net expense ratio is 1.65% (3.04% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $47K in broker commissions, 0.2241% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 85%.

GSYAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GSYAX. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.05%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.72%
Gross expense ratio3.04%
Fee waiver−1.39%
Net expense ratio1.65%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

GSYAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GSYAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,791 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.13% 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$550$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.65%)$164$506$870
Trading costs (broker commissions)$22$69$118
Lost growth on money paid in costs$27$115$253
Total costs$763$1,240$1,791
Value after costs$9,737$10,336$10,972
Impact on return, per year7.63%3.89%3.13%

GSYAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2241%
  • Total broker commissions: $47K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $700K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 85%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $465K
  • Net income from securities lending: $15K (0.071% of average net assets)

GSYAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$6K20.34%
CREDIT SUISSE (HONG KONG) LIMITED$5K14.87%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$4K13.65%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$3K10.94%
EFG Hermes Holding SAE$3K9.79%
BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Ltd.$3K8.52%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$2K6.17%
LankaBangla Securities Limited$2K6.03%
UBS Securities LLC$2K5.95%
Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited$1K3.73%

GSYAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
ITAU BBA USA SECURITIES, INC.$475K67.84%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$210K29.99%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$15K2.17%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$50.00%

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.