PTSAX Fees and Costs — PIMCO Total Return ESG Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-08-31
The net expense ratio is 0.82%: a 0.50% management fee plus 0.32% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $52K in broker commissions, 0.0031% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 468%.
PTSAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PTSAX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.32% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.82% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.82% |
| 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 |
PTSAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PTSAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $517 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.86% 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 0.82%) | $86 | $269 | $468 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $47 |
| Total costs | $86 | $284 | $517 |
| Value after costs | $10,414 | $11,293 | $12,246 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.86% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
PTSAX 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): 0.0031%
- Total broker commissions: $52K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $14.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 468%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PTSAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $51K | 99.42% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $197 | 0.38% |
| BGC Financial, L.P. | $102 | 0.20% |
PTSAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $4.6B | 33.92% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3.0B | 21.98% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.6B | 11.95% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.3B | 9.40% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $986.0M | 7.27% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $791.5M | 5.84% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $665.4M | 4.91% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $240.1M | 1.77% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $205.0M | 1.51% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $196.6M | 1.45% |
PIMCO Total Return ESG Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTSAX | Institutional Class | 0.82% | none |
| PRAPX | Class I-2 | 0.92% | none |
| PTRSX | Class I-3 | 0.97% | none |
| PRFAX | Administrative Class | 1.07% | none |
| PTGAX | Class A | 1.22% | 2.25% |
| PTGCX | Class C | 1.97% | 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.