PCWSX Fees and Costs — SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio, Class R-4

Data updated: 2026-09-25

The net expense ratio is 1.19%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.1M in broker commissions, 0.0341% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 42%.

PCWSX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PCWSX. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.28%
12b-1 fee0.10%
Other expenses0.28%
Gross expense ratio1.19%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.19%
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

PCWSX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PCWSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $762 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.29% 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 1.19%)$125$389$673
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$11$19
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$20$70
Total costs$129$420$762
Value after costs$10,371$11,156$12,001
Impact on return, per year1.29%1.29%1.29%

PCWSX 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): 0.0341%
  • Total broker commissions: $1.1M
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.0B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 42%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

PCWSX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU FINANCIAL LLC$1.0M92.67%
JANE STREET CAPITAL$64K5.73%
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP INC.$13K1.21%
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP$4K0.39%

PCWSX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU FINANCIAL LLC$129.9M100.00%

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
PCWIXInstitutional Class0.79%none
PCGJXClass J0.94%none
PCWPXClass R-51.03%none
SAGPXClass A1.08%5.50%
PCWSXClass R-41.19%none
PCGPXClass R-31.34%none
SCGPXClass C1.85%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.