SICNX Fees and Costs — Schwab International Core Equity Fund
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.86%: a 0.58% management fee plus 0.29% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $370K in broker commissions, 0.0527% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 76%.
SICNX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SICNX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.58% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.29% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.87% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.86% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
SICNX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SICNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $572 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.96% 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 0.86%) | $90 | $282 | $490 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $17 | $30 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $52 |
| Total costs | $96 | $314 | $572 |
| Value after costs | $10,404 | $11,262 | $12,191 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.96% | 0.96% | 0.96% |
SICNX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0527%
- Total broker commissions: $370K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 76%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $37K (0.005% of average net assets)
SICNX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $159K | 44.70% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $63K | 17.81% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $41K | 11.63% |
| Bernstein Institutional Services LLC | $25K | 6.89% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $20K | 5.70% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $15K | 4.34% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $13K | 3.56% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8K | 2.18% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $7K | 1.93% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $5K | 1.27% |
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.