MXEVX Fees and Costs — Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund, Investor Class
Data updated: 2026-08-20
The net expense ratio is 1.00%: a 0.53% management fee plus 0.47% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $301K in broker commissions, 0.0290% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 42%.
MXEVX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MXEVX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.53% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.47% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.00% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.00% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
MXEVX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in MXEVX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $643 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.08% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.00%) | $105 | $328 | $568 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $16 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $59 |
| Total costs | $108 | $354 | $643 |
| Value after costs | $10,392 | $11,223 | $12,120 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.08% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
MXEVX 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): 0.0290%
- Total broker commissions: $301K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $903.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 42%
- Securities on loan, average value: $627K
- Net income from securities lending: $1K (0.000% of average net assets)
MXEVX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC | $64K | 26.50% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $53K | 21.94% |
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC | $31K | 12.70% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC | $29K | 12.09% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $23K | 9.38% |
| COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC | $15K | 6.33% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $10K | 4.02% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $7K | 2.83% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC | $6K | 2.32% |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | $5K | 1.87% |
MXEVX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC | $343.4M | 45.03% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $104.2M | 13.67% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC | $59.2M | 7.76% |
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC | $56.2M | 7.37% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $51.1M | 6.70% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC | $35.0M | 4.59% |
| COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC | $31.4M | 4.11% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $31.0M | 4.07% |
| BARINGS SECURITIES LLC | $29.2M | 3.83% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $22.0M | 2.88% |
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXECX | Institutional Class | 0.65% | none |
| MXEVX | Investor Class | 1.00% | — |
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.