NWXUX Fees and Costs — Nationwide International Small Cap Fund, Class R6
Data updated: 2026-09-18
The net expense ratio is 0.89%: a 0.80% management fee plus 0.17% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $416K in broker commissions, 0.1561% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 133%.
NWXUX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of NWXUX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.17% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.89% |
| 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 |
NWXUX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in NWXUX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $654 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.10% 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 0.89%) | $93 | $291 | $505 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $16 | $51 | $89 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $110 | $360 | $654 |
| Value after costs | $10,390 | $11,217 | $12,109 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
NWXUX 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): 0.1561%
- Total broker commissions: $416K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $7.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 133%
- Securities on loan, average value: $24.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $147K (0.055% of average net assets)
NWXUX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $38K | 13.45% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $36K | 12.55% |
| Jefferies LLC | $35K | 12.21% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $35K | 12.14% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $34K | 11.85% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $28K | 9.64% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $24K | 8.53% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $24K | 8.31% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $18K | 6.43% |
| Instinet, LLC | $14K | 4.88% |
NWXUX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3.7M | 48.91% |
| BMO Nesbitt Burns Securities Ltd. | $1.5M | 19.53% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $851K | 11.27% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $771K | 10.21% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $249K | 3.30% |
| Macquarie Group Limited | $216K | 2.86% |
| Kotak Securities Limited | $197K | 2.61% |
| Jefferies LLC | $98K | 1.30% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $22 | 0.00% |
Nationwide International 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWXUX | Class R6 | 0.89% | none |
| NWBFX | C000279607 | 0.99% | none |
| NWXVX | Service Class | 1.01% | none |
| NWXSX | Class A | 1.39% | 5.75% |
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.