NWFAX Fees and Costs — Nationwide Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-18
The net expense ratio is 0.88%: a 0.53% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.14% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $412K in broker commissions, 0.0238% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 129%.
NWFAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of NWFAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.53% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.14% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.92% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.88% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| 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 | No |
NWFAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in NWFAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,268 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.17% 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 0.88%) | $87 | $272 | $472 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $7 | $13 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $104 | $208 |
| Total costs | $693 | $959 | $1,268 |
| Value after costs | $9,807 | $10,617 | $11,495 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.93% | 2.98% | 2.17% |
NWFAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0238%
- Total broker commissions: $412K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $419K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 129%
- Securities on loan, average value: $28.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $47K (0.003% of average net assets)
NWFAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $88K | 27.12% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $48K | 14.70% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $33K | 10.25% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $31K | 9.48% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $29K | 8.84% |
| Jefferies LLC | $23K | 7.19% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $23K | 7.01% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $20K | 6.20% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $20K | 6.12% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $10K | 3.10% |
NWFAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $419K | 100.00% |
Nationwide Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWABX | Class R6 | 0.55% | none |
| MUIFX | Service Class | 0.63% | none |
| NWFAX | Class A | 0.88% | 5.75% |
| GNWRX | Class R | 1.30% | none |
| GTRCX | Class C | 1.59% | 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.