LSFIX Fees and Costs — Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.62%: a 0.50% management fee plus 0.12% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $87K in broker commissions, 0.0198% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 74%.
LSFIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LSFIX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.62% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.62% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
LSFIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LSFIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $403 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.67% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.62%) | $65 | $204 | $355 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $7 | $11 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $37 |
| Total costs | $67 | $221 | $403 |
| Value after costs | $10,433 | $11,355 | $12,360 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.67% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
LSFIX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0198%
- Total broker commissions: $87K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 74%
- Securities lending: none during the year
LSFIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $87K | 99.63% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $226 | 0.26% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $97 | 0.11% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $3 | 0.00% |
| Kezar Trading, LLC | $1 | 0.00% |
LSFIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $2.7B | 84.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $100.4M | 3.14% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $86.8M | 2.72% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $75.3M | 2.36% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $65.9M | 2.06% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $49.4M | 1.55% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $45.0M | 1.41% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $34.3M | 1.07% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $23.0M | 0.72% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $21.8M | 0.68% |
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.