Expense Ratio History

GUGAX expense ratio history

GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund, Class III

Fund company
GMO
Type
Mutual fund

0.84%

In basis points
84 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$84
Prospectus dated
30 June 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.74% on 30 June 2025

Fee over time

GUGAX expense ratio: 0.57% until 30 Jun 2012, then 0.55%; 0.55% until 30 Jun 2013, then 0.56%; 0.56% until 30 Jun 2014, then 0.58%; 0.58% until 30 Jun 2015, then 0.60%; 0.60% until 30 Jun 2016, then 0.64%; 0.64% until 30 Jun 2017, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 30 Jun 2018, then 0.59%; 0.59% until 30 Jun 2019, then 0.64%; 0.64% until 30 Jun 2020, then 0.61%; 0.61% until 30 Jun 2021, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 30 Jun 2022, then 0.68%; 0.68% until 30 Jun 2023, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 30 Jun 2025, then 0.84%; read at 0.84% on 30 Jun 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jun 2011Nov 2013Apr 2016Sep 2018Feb 2021Jul 20230.57% before0.84% from 30 Jun 2025
GUGAX expense ratio: 0.57% until 30 Jun 2012, then 0.55%; 0.55% until 30 Jun 2013, then 0.56%; 0.56% until 30 Jun 2014, then 0.58%; 0.58% until 30 Jun 2015, then 0.60%; 0.60% until 30 Jun 2016, then 0.64%; 0.64% until 30 Jun 2017, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 30 Jun 2018, then 0.59%; 0.59% until 30 Jun 2019, then 0.64%; 0.64% until 30 Jun 2020, then 0.61%; 0.61% until 30 Jun 2021, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 30 Jun 2022, then 0.68%; 0.68% until 30 Jun 2023, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 30 Jun 2025, then 0.84%; read at 0.84% on 30 Jun 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jun 2011Mar 2016Dec 20200.57% before0.84% from 30 Jun 2025
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
GUGAX (this page) Class III 0.84% 0.47% 30 Jun 2025
GPBFX Class IV 0.79% 0.42% 30 Jun 2025
— Class I 0.96% 0.59% 30 Jun 2025
— Class R6 0.84% 0.47% 30 Jun 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
30 Jun 2025 0.84% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2025 0.84% Raised from 0.74% to 0.84%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-06-30
30 Jun 2024 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2023 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-06-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Jun 2023 0.74% Raised from 0.68% to 0.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2023-07-03
30 Jun 2022 0.68% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2022 0.68% Cut from 0.70% to 0.68%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-06-30
30 Jun 2021 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2021 0.70% Raised from 0.61% to 0.70%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-06-30
30 Jun 2020 0.61% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-06-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Jun 2020 0.61% Cut from 0.64% to 0.61%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2021-01-05
30 Jun 2019 0.64% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2019 0.64% Raised from 0.59% to 0.64%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-07-22
30 Jun 2018 0.59% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2018 0.59% Cut from 1.06% to 0.59%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-07-23
30 Jun 2017 1.06% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2017 1.06% Raised from 0.64% to 1.06%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-07-21
30 Jun 2016 0.64% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2016 0.64% Raised from 0.60% to 0.64%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-07-21
30 Jun 2015 0.60% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2015 0.60% Raised from 0.58% to 0.60%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-07-21
30 Jun 2014 0.58% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-06-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Jun 2014 0.58% Raised from 0.56% to 0.58%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2014-10-01
30 Jun 2013 0.56% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-06-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Jun 2013 0.56% Raised from 0.55% to 0.56%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2014-03-07
30 Jun 2012 0.55% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2012 0.55% Cut from 0.57% to 0.55%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2012-07-20
30 Jun 2011 0.57% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-06-30 (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 0.84% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,040 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,001.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$86
3 years$269
5 years$468
10 years$1,040

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 15 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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