PPLAX Fees and Costs — PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund, Administrative Class
Data updated: 2026-08-31
The net expense ratio is 0.76%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $255K in broker commissions, 0.0098% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 200%.
PPLAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PPLAX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2021.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.76% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.76% |
| 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 |
PPLAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PPLAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $484 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.81% 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 0.76%) | $80 | $250 | $434 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $44 |
| Total costs | $81 | $265 | $484 |
| Value after costs | $10,419 | $11,311 | $12,279 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.81% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
PPLAX 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): 0.0098%
- Total broker commissions: $255K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $100.8B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 200%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PPLAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $151K | 59.29% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $103K | 40.12% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $764 | 0.30% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $728 | 0.28% |
PPLAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $47.5B | 48.92% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $18.7B | 19.30% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8.8B | 9.11% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $7.6B | 7.87% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3.7B | 3.81% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $3.3B | 3.40% |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | $2.3B | 2.34% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2.0B | 2.06% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $1.7B | 1.72% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.4B | 1.47% |
PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSTKX | Institutional Class | 0.70% | none |
| PPLAX | Administrative Class | 0.76% | none |
| PSKPX | Class I-2 | 0.80% | none |
| PSTNX | Class I-3 | 0.85% | none |
| PSPDX | C000026635 | 0.96% | none |
| PSPAX | Class A | 1.10% | 3.75% |
| PSPRX | Class R | 1.35% | none |
| PSPCX | Class C | 1.60% | 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.