MITCX Fees and Costs — Massachusetts Investors Trust, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 1.44%: a 0.33% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.11% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $528K in broker commissions, 0.0078% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 26%.
MITCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MITCX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.33% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.11% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.44% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.44% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
MITCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in MITCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $898 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.52% 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 1.44%) | $151 | $470 | $810 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $23 | $83 |
| Total costs | $255 | $496 | $898 |
| Value after costs | $10,245 | $11,081 | $11,865 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.55% | 1.52% | 1.52% |
MITCX 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): 0.0078%
- Total broker commissions: $528K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 26%
- Securities lending: none during the year
MITCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $156K | 34.44% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $68K | 15.07% |
| Jefferies LLC | $47K | 10.32% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $43K | 9.58% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $37K | 8.28% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $25K | 5.57% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $23K | 5.01% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $20K | 4.50% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $17K | 3.73% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $16K | 3.50% |
Massachusetts Investors Trust Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITJX | Class R6 | 0.37% | none |
| MITDX | Class R4 | 0.44% | none |
| MITIX | Class I | 0.44% | none |
| MITHX | Class R3 | 0.69% | none |
| MITTX | Class A | 0.69% | 5.75% |
| MIRTX | Class R2 | 0.94% | none |
| MITBX | Class B | 1.44% | none |
| MITCX | Class C | 1.44% | none |
| MITGX | Class R1 | 1.44% | 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.