SAJWX Fees and Costs — AIG Japan Fund, Class W

Data updated: 2021-08-27

The net expense ratio is 1.70%: a 1.15% management fee plus 4.89% other expenses, less a 4.34% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $10K in broker commissions, 0.0636% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 104%.

SAJWX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.15%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses4.89%
Gross expense ratio6.04%
Fee waiver−4.34%
Net expense ratio1.70%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

SAJWX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SAJWX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,086 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.85% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.70%)$178$553$950
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$21$36
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$29$100
Total costs$185$602$1,086
Value after costs$10,315$10,975$11,676
Impact on return, per year1.85%1.85%1.85%

SAJWX 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

SAJWX 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%

SAJWX 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.