PQMAX Fees and Costs — PGIM QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Plus Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-08-26

The net expense ratio is 1.44% (16.66% before fee waivers). 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 2021 the fund paid $207K in broker commissions, 0.9338% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 107%.

PQMAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PQMAX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses15.37%
Gross expense ratio16.66%
Fee waiver−15.22%
Net expense ratio1.44%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

PQMAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PQMAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,067 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.65% 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$647$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.44%)$143$439$751
Trading costs (broker commissions)$93$285$487
Lost growth on money paid in costs$28$123$279
Total costs$910$1,397$2,067
Value after costs$9,590$10,179$10,696
Impact on return, per year9.10%4.41%3.65%

PQMAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.9338%
  • Total broker commissions: $207K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $67K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 107%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

PQMAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$51K24.68%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$48K23.00%
UBS Securities LLC$31K15.10%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$25K12.01%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$17K8.22%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$13K6.36%
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES LLC$11K5.51%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$7K3.48%
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$3K1.63%
Cowen and Company, LLC$110.01%

PQMAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$67K100.00%

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.