MSEMX Fees and Costs — Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio, Class I

Data updated: 2021-08-25

The net expense ratio is 1.30%: a 1.25% management fee plus 0.71% other expenses, less a 0.66% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $210K in broker commissions, 0.3167% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 140%.

MSEMX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MSEMX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.25%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.71%
Gross expense ratio1.96%
Fee waiver−0.66%
Net expense ratio1.30%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

MSEMX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MSEMX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $999 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.70% 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 1.30%)$136$423$729
Trading costs (broker commissions)$33$103$178
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$26$92
Total costs$170$552$999
Value after costs$10,330$11,024$11,764
Impact on return, per year1.70%1.70%1.70%

MSEMX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.3167%
  • Total broker commissions: $210K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $202.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 140%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $2.3M
  • Net income from securities lending: $34K (0.051% of average net assets)

MSEMX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS Securities LLC$36K21.25%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$33K19.33%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$22K12.78%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$17K10.00%
BofA Securities, Inc.$14K8.56%
Virtu Itg LLC$11K6.39%
Jefferies LLC$10K5.63%
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.$9K5.60%
CLSA Americas, LLC$9K5.58%
Financial Brokerage Group S.A.E.$8K4.88%

MSEMX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$198.9M98.28%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1.3M0.63%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$1.2M0.61%
BofA Securities, Inc.$541K0.27%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$446K0.22%
UBS Securities LLC$60.00%

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.