PRTCX Fees and Costs — PIMCO Real Return Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-31
The net expense ratio is 1.40%: a 0.60% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $529K in broker commissions, 0.0069% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 134%.
PRTCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PRTCX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.60% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.40% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.40% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
PRTCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PRTCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $873 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.48% 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 |
| Sales charges | $104 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.40%) | $147 | $457 | $789 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $23 | $80 |
| Total costs | $251 | $482 | $873 |
| Value after costs | $10,249 | $11,094 | $11,890 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.51% | 1.48% | 1.48% |
PRTCX 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): 0.0069%
- Total broker commissions: $529K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $76.9B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 134%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PRTCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $529K | 99.99% |
| BGC Financial, L.P. | $68 | 0.01% |
PRTCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $26.6B | 36.13% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $11.5B | 15.61% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8.7B | 11.77% |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | $7.0B | 9.57% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $6.8B | 9.17% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5.8B | 7.83% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $3.5B | 4.71% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.6B | 2.14% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.1B | 1.54% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $1.1B | 1.52% |
PIMCO Real Return Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRRIX | Institutional Class | 0.50% | none |
| PRLPX | Class I-2 | 0.60% | none |
| PRNPX | Class I-3 | 0.65% | none |
| PARRX | Administrative Class | 0.75% | none |
| PRTNX | Class A | 0.90% | 3.75% |
| PRRDX | C000026611 | 1.04% | none |
| PRRRX | Class R | 1.15% | none |
| PRTCX | Class C | 1.40% | 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.