IREEX Fees and Costs — Nomura Real Estate Securities Fund, Class E

Data updated: 2026-08-26

The net expense ratio is 1.22%: a 0.90% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.62% other expenses, less a 0.55% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 2.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $49K in broker commissions, 0.0556% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 37%.

IREEX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of IREEX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.62%
Gross expense ratio1.77%
Fee waiver−0.55%
Net expense ratio1.22%
Sales charges
Max front load2.50%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

IREEX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in IREEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,093 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.86% 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$351$250$250
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.22%)$125$389$672
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$18$31
Lost growth on money paid in costs$13$60$140
Total costs$494$716$1,093
Value after costs$10,006$10,860$11,670
Impact on return, per year4.94%2.21%1.86%

IREEX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0556%
  • Total broker commissions: $49K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $610K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 37%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

IREEX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
DBS Vickers Securities (USA) Inc.$7K16.57%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$5K13.18%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$5K12.22%
UBS Securities LLC$4K9.85%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$4K9.81%
BTIG, LLC$4K9.47%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$4K8.96%
JEFFERIES LLC$3K8.33%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$3K6.79%
JONESTRADING$2K4.82%

IREEX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$276K45.25%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$224K36.69%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$110K18.07%

Nomura Real Estate Securities Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
IRSEXClass R60.68%none
IREIXInstitutional Class0.83%none
IRSAXClass A1.08%5.75%
IRSYXClass Y1.08%none
IREEXClass E1.22%2.50%
IRSRXClass R1.33%none
IRSCXClass C1.83%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.