MBEAX Fees and Costs — AMG GW&K Global Allocation Fund, Class N

Data updated: 2024-03-15

The net expense ratio is 1.07%: a 0.60% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.38% other expenses, less a 0.16% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.0462% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 36%.

MBEAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MBEAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.38%
Gross expense ratio1.23%
Fee waiver−0.16%
Net expense ratio1.07%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

MBEAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MBEAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $697 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.17% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.07%)$112$350$606
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$15$26
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$18$64
Total costs$117$383$697
Value after costs$10,383$11,193$12,066
Impact on return, per year1.17%1.17%1.17%

MBEAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0462%
  • Total broker commissions: $17K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $20.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: $6K (0.015% of average net assets)

MBEAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS Securities LLC$7K42.57%
JEFFERIES LLC$6K33.43%
CLSA AMERICAS, LLC$3K15.90%
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc$9465.59%
PERSHING LLC$4252.51%

MBEAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MARKETAXESS CORPORATION$3.2M20.54%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2.3M14.58%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$1.8M11.43%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$1.5M9.69%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$1.4M9.09%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$1.4M8.84%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$1.3M8.26%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$1.0M6.73%
PERSHING LLC$862K5.57%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$814K5.26%

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.