MSLGX Fees and Costs — Senior Loan Portfolio, Class A

Data updated: 2021-08-25

The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.60% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 21.69% other expenses, less a 21.39% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.25%. Portfolio turnover was 27%.

MSLGX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MSLGX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses21.69%
Gross expense ratio22.54%
Fee waiver−21.39%
Net expense ratio1.15%
Sales charges
Max front load3.25%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

MSLGX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MSLGX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,109 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.89% 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$325$325$325
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.15%)$117$364$630
Lost growth on money paid in costs$16$69$154
Total costs$458$758$1,109
Value after costs$10,042$10,818$11,654
Impact on return, per year4.58%2.34%1.89%

MSLGX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $187.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 27%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

MSLGX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$115.2M64.34%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$17.6M9.83%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$8.9M4.95%
Bofa Securities, Inc.$7.0M3.93%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$6.4M3.59%
Jefferies LLC$6.2M3.44%
Barclays Capital Inc.$5.5M3.05%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$4.9M2.73%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$4.5M2.54%
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.$2.8M1.59%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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