PGOAX Fees and Costs — PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.12%: a 0.67% management fee, a 0.30% 12b-1 fee plus 0.15% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $2.5M in broker commissions, 0.0830% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 62%.
PGOAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PGOAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.67% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.30% |
| Other expenses | 0.15% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.12% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.12% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.50% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
PGOAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PGOAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,410 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.43% 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 |
| Sales charges | $648 | $550 | $550 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.12%) | $111 | $346 | $599 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $26 | $44 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $27 | $105 | $217 |
| Total costs | $795 | $1,027 | $1,410 |
| Value after costs | $9,705 | $10,549 | $11,353 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.95% | 3.20% | 2.43% |
PGOAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0830%
- Total broker commissions: $2.5M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $113.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 62%
- Securities on loan, average value: $165.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.4M (0.047% of average net assets)
PGOAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $196K | 15.22% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $188K | 14.65% |
| CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, INC | $178K | 13.81% |
| PIPER SANDLER & CO. | $146K | 11.38% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $130K | 10.10% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $103K | 8.04% |
| Guggenheim Securities, LLC | $90K | 7.00% |
| ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INC. | $88K | 6.86% |
| SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC | $84K | 6.53% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $83K | 6.42% |
PGOAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $37.0M | 32.71% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $17.5M | 15.46% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $12.8M | 11.35% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $9.1M | 8.06% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $9.0M | 7.93% |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. | $6.7M | 5.89% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC | $6.5M | 5.73% |
| SVB Leerink LLC | $5.4M | 4.82% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $5.2M | 4.59% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $3.9M | 3.46% |
PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJSQX | Class R6 | 0.69% | none |
| PSCZX | Class Z | 0.82% | none |
| PSCJX | Class R4 | 0.93% | none |
| PGOAX | Class A | 1.12% | 5.50% |
| PSCHX | Class R2 | 1.18% | none |
| JSCRX | Class R | 1.31% | none |
| PSCCX | Class C | 1.96% | 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.