LABCX Fees and Costs — Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.73%: a 0.60% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.18% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $273K in broker commissions, 0.0331% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 57%.
LABCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LABCX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.60% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.18% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.78% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.73% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
LABCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LABCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,086 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.85% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.73%) | $182 | $562 | $967 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $11 | $19 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $29 | $100 |
| Total costs | $288 | $602 | $1,086 |
| Value after costs | $10,212 | $10,975 | $11,677 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.88% | 1.85% | 1.85% |
LABCX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0331%
- Total broker commissions: $273K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $8.8B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 57%
- Securities lending: none during the year
LABCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $265K | 96.92% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $7K | 2.55% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $719 | 0.26% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $209 | 0.08% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $203 | 0.07% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $190 | 0.07% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $108 | 0.04% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $20 | 0.01% |
| Kezar Trading, LLC | $1 | 0.00% |
LABCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $7.2B | 85.14% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $233.1M | 2.76% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $214.7M | 2.55% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $151.0M | 1.79% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $140.1M | 1.66% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $129.0M | 1.53% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $106.5M | 1.26% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $99.4M | 1.18% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $92.2M | 1.09% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $86.8M | 1.03% |
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASNX | Class N | 0.68% | none |
| LASYX | Class Y | 0.73% | none |
| LABAX | Class A | 0.98% | 4.25% |
| LSATX | Class T | 0.98% | 2.50% |
| LABCX | Class C | 1.73% | 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.