PBAPX Fees and Costs — SAM Balanced Portfolio, Class R-3

Data updated: 2026-09-25

The net expense ratio is 1.31%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.4M in broker commissions, 0.0296% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 45%.

PBAPX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PBAPX. Prospectus, as of March 1, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.27%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.33%
Gross expense ratio1.31%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.31%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

PBAPX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PBAPX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $832 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.41% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.31%)$138$428$739
Trading costs (broker commissions)$3$10$17
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$22$77
Total costs$141$459$832
Value after costs$10,359$11,117$11,931
Impact on return, per year1.41%1.41%1.41%

PBAPX 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): 0.0296%
  • Total broker commissions: $1.4M
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.2B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 45%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

PBAPX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU FINANCIAL LLC$1.3M92.50%
JANE STREET CAPITAL$78K5.69%
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP INC.$20K1.46%
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP$5K0.35%

PBAPX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU FINANCIAL LLC$159.1M100.00%

SAM Balanced Portfolio Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
PSBIXInstitutional Class0.75%none
PSAJXClass J0.91%none
PSBFXClass R-51.00%none
SABPXClass A1.05%5.50%
PBAPXClass R-31.31%none
SCBPXClass C1.82%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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.