Expense Ratio History

GLCAX expense ratio history

Counterpoint Global Portfolio

Fund company
Morgan Stanley
Type
Mutual fund

Expense ratio: 6.49%

In basis points
649 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$649
Prospectus dated
30 April 2024, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 5.11% on 30 April 2024

Fee over time

GLCAX expense ratio: 2.59% until 30 Apr 2021, then 4.66%; 4.66% until 29 Apr 2022, then 2.91%; 2.91% until 28 Apr 2023, then 5.11%; 5.11% until 30 Apr 2024, then 6.49%; read at 6.49% on 30 Apr 2024.0.00%2.50%5.00%7.50%10.00%Dec 2017Feb 2019Apr 2020Jun 2021Aug 2022Oct 20232.59% before6.49% from 30 Apr 2024
GLCAX expense ratio: 2.59% until 30 Apr 2021, then 4.66%; 4.66% until 29 Apr 2022, then 2.91%; 2.91% until 28 Apr 2023, then 5.11%; 5.11% until 30 Apr 2024, then 6.49%; read at 6.49% on 30 Apr 2024.0.00%2.50%5.00%7.50%10.00%Dec 2017Mar 2020Jun 20222.59% before6.49% from 30 Apr 2024
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 4 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
GLCAX (this page) A 6.49% 1.40% 30 Apr 2024
GLCDX C 9.25% 2.15% 30 Apr 2024
GLCIX I 5.63% 1.05% 30 Apr 2024
GLCSX R6 12.68% 1.02% 30 Apr 2022

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
30 Apr 2024 6.49% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2024 6.49% Raised from 5.11% to 6.49%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-04-29
28 Apr 2023 5.11% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-04-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Apr 2023 5.11% Raised from 2.91% to 5.11%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-04-28
30 Apr 2022 2.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-04-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
29 Apr 2022 2.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-04-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Apr 2022 2.91% Cut from 4.66% to 2.91%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-04-29
30 Apr 2021 4.66% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-04-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Apr 2021 4.66% Raised from 2.59% to 4.66%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2021-05-05
30 Apr 2018 2.59% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
18 Dec 2017 2.59% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-12-18 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 6.49% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$6,179 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $8,465.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$665
3 years$1,963
5 years$3,218
10 years$6,179

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 7 prospectuses for this share class since 2017. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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