PFMAX Fees and Costs — Pacific Funds Small-Cap Growth, Class A

Data updated: 2020-08-26

The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.46% other expenses, less a 0.31% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.25%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $13K in broker commissions, 0.0399% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 72%.

PFMAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PFMAX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.46%
Gross expense ratio1.46%
Fee waiver−0.31%
Net expense ratio1.15%
Sales charges
Max front load4.25%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

PFMAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PFMAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,252 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.15% 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
Sales charges$425$425$425
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.15%)$116$360$623
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$12$22
Lost growth on money paid in costs$21$85$183
Total costs$566$883$1,252
Value after costs$9,934$10,693$11,510
Impact on return, per year5.66%2.74%2.15%

PFMAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0399%
  • Total broker commissions: $13K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 72%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

PFMAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$3K28.23%
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated$2K20.16%
JEFFERIES LLC$2K17.22%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$8727.37%
CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, INC$8457.14%
VIRTU ITG LLC$6505.49%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$5904.99%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$5604.73%
PIPER SANDLER & CO.$3422.89%
BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$2091.77%

PFMAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$1.7M100.00%

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.