PFPEX Fees and Costs — Parnassus International Equity Fund, Institutional Shares
Data updated: 2026-07-20
The net expense ratio is 0.70%: a 0.90% management fee plus 3.35% other expenses, less a 3.55% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $7K in broker commissions, 0.0560% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.
PFPEX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PFPEX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.90% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 3.35% |
| Gross expense ratio | 4.25% |
| Fee waiver | −3.55% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.70% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
PFPEX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PFPEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $475 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.79% 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 0.70%) | $74 | $230 | $400 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $18 | $32 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $43 |
| Total costs | $79 | $261 | $475 |
| Value after costs | $10,421 | $11,316 | $12,288 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
PFPEX 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): 0.0560%
- Total broker commissions: $7K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PFPEX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN TRUST SECURITIES LLP | $3K | 45.57% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $3K | 40.49% |
| FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY | $930 | 13.94% |
Parnassus International Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPEX | Institutional Shares | 0.70% | — |
| PRBRX | Investor Shares | 0.95% | — |
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.