PTTCX Fees and Costs — PIMCO Total Return Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-08-31
The net expense ratio is 1.60%: a 0.55% management fee, a 1.00% 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 $1.7M in broker commissions, 0.0038% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 469%.
PTTCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PTTCX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.60% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.60% |
| 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 |
PTTCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PTTCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $991 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.68% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.60%) | $168 | $521 | $898 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $26 | $91 |
| Total costs | $272 | $548 | $991 |
| Value after costs | $10,228 | $11,028 | $11,772 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.72% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
PTTCX 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): 0.0038%
- Total broker commissions: $1.7M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $624.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 469%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PTTCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.7M | 95.98% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $66K | 3.83% |
| BGC Financial, L.P. | $2K | 0.11% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $1K | 0.08% |
PTTCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $135.8B | 22.21% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $121.9B | 19.95% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $92.1B | 15.06% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $78.2B | 12.80% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $60.6B | 9.91% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $42.5B | 6.95% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $26.5B | 4.33% |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | $24.4B | 3.99% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $21.1B | 3.46% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $8.3B | 1.35% |
PIMCO Total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTTRX | Institutional Class | 0.51% | none |
| PTTPX | Class I-2 | 0.61% | none |
| PTTNX | Class I-3 | 0.66% | none |
| PTRAX | Administrative Class | 0.76% | none |
| PTTDX | C000026648 | 0.80% | none |
| PTTAX | Class A | 0.85% | 3.75% |
| PTRRX | Class R | 1.10% | none |
| PTTCX | 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.