MRVAX Fees and Costs — Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2025-08-29

The net expense ratio is 1.20%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.19% other expenses, less a 1.04% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0175% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 33%.

MRVAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MRVAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.19%
Gross expense ratio2.24%
Fee waiver−1.04%
Net expense ratio1.20%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

MRVAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MRVAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,449 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.50% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.20%)$119$370$640
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$9
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$109$225
Total costs$724$1,059$1,449
Value after costs$9,776$10,517$11,314
Impact on return, per year7.24%3.31%2.50%

MRVAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0175%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $161.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 33%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

MRVAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Barclays Capital Inc.$1K43.80%
BofA Securities, Inc.$86429.24%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$62821.28%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$1354.55%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$210.71%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$100.32%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$30.10%

MRVAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$161.0M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.