PLDAX Fees and Costs — PIMCO Low Duration Fund, Administrative Class
Data updated: 2026-08-31
The net expense ratio is 0.75%: a 0.46% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.04% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $405K in broker commissions, 0.0068% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 360%.
PLDAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PLDAX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.46% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.04% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.75% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.75% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
PLDAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PLDAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $476 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 0.75%) | $79 | $246 | $428 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $44 |
| Total costs | $79 | $261 | $476 |
| Value after costs | $10,421 | $11,315 | $12,287 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
PLDAX 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): 0.0068%
- Total broker commissions: $405K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $306.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 360%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PLDAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $404K | 99.93% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $284 | 0.07% |
PLDAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $145.9B | 48.69% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $77.5B | 25.86% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $21.2B | 7.08% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $19.2B | 6.41% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $16.7B | 5.56% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $6.1B | 2.03% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $4.7B | 1.57% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3.5B | 1.16% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $3.4B | 1.15% |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | $1.5B | 0.49% |
PIMCO Low Duration Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTLDX | Institutional Class | 0.50% | none |
| PLDPX | Class I-2 | 0.60% | none |
| PTLNX | Class I-3 | 0.65% | none |
| PLDAX | Administrative Class | 0.75% | none |
| PTLAX | Class A | 0.79% | 2.25% |
| PLDDX | C000026580 | 0.82% | none |
| PLDRX | Class R | 1.09% | none |
| PTLCX | Class C | 1.14% | none |
| PLCCX | Class C-2 | 1.34% | 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.