NWSAX Fees and Costs — Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2025-06-18
The net expense ratio is 1.33%: a 0.84% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.27% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $43K in broker commissions, 0.0345% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 9%.
NWSAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of NWSAX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.84% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.27% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.36% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.33% |
| 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 | Yes |
NWSAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in NWSAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,532 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.65% 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 1.33%) | $132 | $409 | $707 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $11 | $18 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $111 | $232 |
| Total costs | $739 | $1,106 | $1,532 |
| Value after costs | $9,761 | $10,470 | $11,230 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.39% | 3.46% | 2.65% |
NWSAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0345%
- Total broker commissions: $43K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 9%
- Securities on loan, average value: $9.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $13K (0.010% of average net assets)
NWSAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virtu Americas LLC | $17K | 41.90% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6K | 15.06% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $5K | 11.49% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $4K | 9.95% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 7.78% |
| Needham & Company, LLC | $2K | 4.73% |
| Cowen and Company | $1K | 2.74% |
| Jefferies LLC | $1K | 2.69% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $927 | 2.26% |
| ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED | $574 | 1.40% |
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.