NRFYX Fees and Costs — AEW Global Focused Real Estate Fund, Class Y

Data updated: 2026-09-28

The net expense ratio is 0.90%: a 0.75% management fee plus 1.06% other expenses, less a 0.91% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $30K in broker commissions, 0.0848% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 64%.

NRFYX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of NRFYX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.06%
Gross expense ratio1.81%
Fee waiver−0.91%
Net expense ratio0.90%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

NRFYX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in NRFYX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $616 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.03% 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 0.90%)$94$295$511
Trading costs (broker commissions)$9$28$48
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$16$56
Total costs$103$339$616
Value after costs$10,397$11,238$12,147
Impact on return, per year1.03%1.03%1.03%

NRFYX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0848%
  • Total broker commissions: $30K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $126.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 64%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

NRFYX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BNY Capital Markets, LLC$7K28.46%
UBS Securities LLC$4K14.50%
Nomura Securities International, Inc.$2K9.67%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2K9.50%
Mizuho Securities USA LLC$2K7.25%
National Financial Services LLC$2K6.98%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$2K6.97%
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.$2K6.93%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$1K5.14%
DBS Bank Ltd.$1K4.58%

NRFYX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$126.7M99.87%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$91K0.07%
Van Lanschot Kempen (USA) Inc.$72K0.06%

AEW Global Focused Real Estate Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
NRFNXClass N0.85%none
NRFYXClass Y0.90%none
NRETXClass T1.15%2.50%
NRFAXClass A1.15%5.75%
NRCFXClass C1.90%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.