PPACX Fees and Costs — BNY Mellon Pennsylvania Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2023-02-27

The net expense ratio is 1.83%: a 0.55% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.63% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 15%.

PPACX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PPACX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.75%
Other expenses0.63%
Gross expense ratio1.93%
Fee waiver−0.10%
Net expense ratio1.83%
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 recoupmentNo

PPACX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PPACX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,126 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.92% 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 1.83%)$192$594$1,022
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$30$104
Total costs$295$624$1,126
Value after costs$10,205$10,952$11,637
Impact on return, per year2.95%1.92%1.92%

PPACX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $38.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 15%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

PPACX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$8.5M27.38%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$3.9M12.59%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$3.5M11.18%
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.$3.4M10.85%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$2.8M8.92%
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC$2.3M7.33%
HERBERT J. SIMS & CO. INC.$2.0M6.40%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$1.8M5.86%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$1.6M5.07%
HEADLANDS TECH GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC$1.4M4.42%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.