PLCNX Fees and Costs — Aristotle Strategic Income Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-08-26

The net expense ratio is 1.69%: a 0.69% management fee plus a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $14K in broker commissions, 0.0004% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 70%.

PLCNX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PLCNX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.69%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses—
Gross expense ratio1.69%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.69%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

PLCNX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PLCNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,043 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.77% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.69%)$177$550$946
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$0
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$27$96
Total costs$281$577$1,043
Value after costs$10,219$10,999$11,720
Impact on return, per year2.81%1.77%1.77%

PLCNX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0004%
  • Total broker commissions: $14K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $5.6B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 70%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $78.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: —

PLCNX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JANE STREET EXECUTION SERVICES LLC$6K44.77%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$4K27.96%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$4K27.27%

PLCNX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$946.8M21.39%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$723.3M16.34%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$683.9M15.45%
BOFA SECURITIES INC.$623.6M14.09%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$368.7M8.33%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC$338.4M7.65%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$304.2M6.87%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$166.8M3.77%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$140.2M3.17%
JEFFERIES LLC$130.2M2.94%

Aristotle Strategic Income Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
PLSRXClass I0.59%none
PLSHXClass H0.60%none
PLSFXClass I-20.69%none
PLSTXClass A0.94%3.00%
PLCNXClass C1.69%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.