MAKAX Fees and Costs — China Equity Portfolio, Class A

Data updated: 2022-11-28

The net expense ratio is 1.55%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 3.58% other expenses, less a 3.08% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25% and a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.1266% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 73%.

MAKAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MAKAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses3.58%
Gross expense ratio4.63%
Fee waiver−3.08%
Net expense ratio1.55%
Sales charges
Max front load5.25%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

MAKAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MAKAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,650 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.87% 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$525$525$525
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.55%)$154$478$823
Trading costs (broker commissions)$13$39$67
Lost growth on money paid in costs$26$108$236
Total costs$718$1,150$1,650
Value after costs$9,782$10,426$11,112
Impact on return, per year7.18%3.60%2.87%

MAKAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1266%
  • Total broker commissions: $17K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $11.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 73%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

MAKAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS Securities LLC$9K53.81%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2K11.88%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$1K8.47%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$1K7.58%
BofA Securities, Inc.$8455.26%
Jefferies LLC$6784.22%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$5343.32%
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.$3712.31%
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.$2631.63%
CLSA Americas, LLC$2421.51%

MAKAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$11.1M100.00%

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.