SAESX Fees and Costs — AIG Japan Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-08-27

The net expense ratio is 1.90%: a 1.15% management fee, a 0.35% 12b-1 fee plus 1.72% other expenses, less a 1.32% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $10K in broker commissions, 0.0636% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 104%.

SAESX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SAESX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.15%
12b-1 fee0.35%
Other expenses1.72%
Gross expense ratio3.22%
Fee waiver−1.32%
Net expense ratio1.90%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

SAESX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SAESX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,869 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.27% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.90%)$188$581$997
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$19$33
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$121$264
Total costs$798$1,296$1,869
Value after costs$9,702$10,280$10,893
Impact on return, per year7.98%4.07%3.27%

SAESX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0636%
  • Total broker commissions: $10K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $82.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 104%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

SAESX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$1K13.37%
Nomura Securities International, Inc.$1K12.85%
Jefferies LLC$1K12.15%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$91111.06%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$91011.04%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$8139.87%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$6587.99%
Virtu Itg LLC$6387.74%
Bofa Securities, Inc.$5907.16%
UBS Securities LLC$5586.77%

SAESX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$82.8M99.83%
Nomura Securities International, Inc.$139K0.17%

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.