MSSAX Fees and Costs — MassMutual Main Street Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2024-08-29

The net expense ratio is 1.39%: a 0.55% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.59% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $29K in broker commissions, 0.0406% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 69%.

MSSAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MSSAX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.59%
Gross expense ratio1.39%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.39%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

MSSAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MSSAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,540 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.67% 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$648$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.39%)$138$428$740
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$13$22
Lost growth on money paid in costs$28$109$229
Total costs$817$1,100$1,540
Value after costs$9,683$10,477$11,222
Impact on return, per year8.17%3.44%2.67%

MSSAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0406%
  • Total broker commissions: $29K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $220.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 69%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $150K
  • Net income from securities lending: $11K (0.015% of average net assets)

MSSAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Bank of America Merrill Lynch$3K15.66%
UBS Group AG$3K14.37%
Goldman Sachs & Co.$3K13.44%
Citigroup Inc.$3K12.86%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$3K11.83%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.$2K8.42%
Cowen and Company, LLC$2K7.32%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$1K5.58%
Pershing LLC$1K5.51%
Royal Bank of Canada$1K5.01%

MSSAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$220.6M100.00%

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.