PCBFX Fees and Costs — SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio, Class R-5
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.97%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $378K in broker commissions, 0.0206% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 32%.
PCBFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PCBFX. Prospectus, as of March 1, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.27% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.27% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
PCBFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PCBFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $620 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.04% 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 0.97%) | $102 | $318 | $551 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $7 | $12 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $57 |
| Total costs | $104 | $341 | $620 |
| Value after costs | $10,396 | $11,236 | $12,143 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% |
PCBFX 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): 0.0206%
- Total broker commissions: $378K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $984.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 32%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PCBFX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VIRTU FINANCIAL LLC | $352K | 93.19% |
| JANE STREET CAPITAL | $19K | 5.04% |
| MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | $5K | 1.27% |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP | $2K | 0.49% |
PCBFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VIRTU FINANCIAL LLC | $44.2M | 100.00% |
SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCCIX | Institutional Class | 0.73% | none |
| PCBJX | Class J | 0.87% | none |
| PCBFX | Class R-5 | 0.97% | none |
| SAIPX | Class A | 1.02% | 5.50% |
| PCBPX | Class R-3 | 1.28% | none |
| SCIPX | Class C | 1.82% | 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.