NWGSX Fees and Costs — Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-09-18
The net expense ratio is 0.83%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.42% other expenses, less a 0.34% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $166K in broker commissions, 0.0893% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 39%.
NWGSX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of NWGSX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.42% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Fee waiver | −0.34% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.83% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
NWGSX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in NWGSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $576 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.97% 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 0.83%) | $87 | $272 | $472 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $29 | $51 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $53 |
| Total costs | $97 | $316 | $576 |
| Value after costs | $10,403 | $11,260 | $12,187 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
NWGSX 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): 0.0893%
- Total broker commissions: $166K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 39%
- Securities on loan, average value: $6.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $9K (0.005% of average net assets)
NWGSX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $60K | 36.40% |
| ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED | $28K | 16.93% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $23K | 13.84% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $18K | 10.97% |
| Instinet, LLC | $11K | 6.53% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $10K | 6.25% |
| BTIG, LLC | $7K | 4.23% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $3K | 2.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 1.62% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 1.24% |
Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWKEX | Class R6 | 0.75% | none |
| NWGSX | Service Class | 0.83% | none |
| NWGPX | Class A | 1.11% | 5.75% |
| NWGQX | Class C | 1.92% | 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.