OBGIX Fees and Costs — Oberweis Global Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.19%: a 0.84% management fee plus 0.35% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $120K in broker commissions, 0.2054% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 85%.
OBGIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of OBGIX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.84% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.35% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.19% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.19% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
OBGIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in OBGIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $866 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.47% 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 1.19%) | $125 | $388 | $671 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $22 | $67 | $116 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $23 | $80 |
| Total costs | $147 | $478 | $866 |
| Value after costs | $10,353 | $11,098 | $11,897 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.47% | 1.47% | 1.47% |
OBGIX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2054%
- Total broker commissions: $120K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 85%
- Securities lending: none during the year
OBGIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc. | $31K | 29.51% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $28K | 26.59% |
| JP Morgan Securities, Inc | $20K | 19.26% |
| Jefferies & Co., Inc. | $6K | 5.77% |
| Instinet, LLC | $4K | 4.06% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets LLC | $4K | 4.00% |
| Carnegie, Inc. | $4K | 3.47% |
| Nomura Securities | $3K | 3.28% |
| Barclays Capital LE | $3K | 2.48% |
| B. Riley Securities, Inc. | $2K | 1.58% |
Oberweis Global Opportunities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBGIX | Institutional Class | 1.19% | — |
| OBEGX | Investor Class | 1.44% | — |
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.