NDGAX Fees and Costs — Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2025-11-05
The net expense ratio is 1.06%: a 0.76% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.40% other expenses, less a 0.35% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $19K in broker commissions, 0.0185% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 18%.
NDGAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of NDGAX. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.76% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.40% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.41% |
| Fee waiver | −0.35% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.06% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
NDGAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in NDGAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,369 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.36% 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 |
| Sales charges | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.06%) | $105 | $327 | $567 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $6 | $10 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $107 | $217 |
| Total costs | $710 | $1,015 | $1,369 |
| Value after costs | $9,790 | $10,561 | $11,394 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.10% | 3.16% | 2.36% |
NDGAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0185%
- Total broker commissions: $19K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $38.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 18%
- Securities lending: none during the year
NDGAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $4K | 22.49% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 19.88% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2K | 13.74% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 8.23% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $1K | 7.77% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1K | 6.43% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $998 | 6.39% |
| Jefferies LLC | $844 | 5.40% |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding Aktiengesellschaft | $796 | 5.09% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $718 | 4.59% |
NDGAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $30.8M | 81.11% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $5.5M | 14.53% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $1.7M | 4.36% |
Neuberger Berman Dividend Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRDGX | Class R6 | 0.60% | — |
| NDGIX | Institutional Class | 0.70% | none |
| NDGAX | Class A | 1.06% | 5.75% |
| NDGCX | Class C | 1.81% | none |
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.