Expense Ratio History

IWGCX expense ratio history

Macquarie Global Allocation Fund, Class C

Fund company
IVY
Type
Mutual fund

1.98%

In basis points
198 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$198
Prospectus dated
30 October 2024, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 2.04% on 30 October 2024

Fee over time

IWGCX expense ratio: 1.98% until 31 Oct 2018, then 1.96%; 1.96% until 31 Oct 2019, then 1.97%; 1.97% until 30 Oct 2020, then 1.98%; 1.98% until 30 Jun 2021, then 1.23%; 1.23% until 30 Jun 2022, then 1.93%; 1.93% until 30 Jun 2023, then 2.04%; 2.04% until 30 Oct 2024, then 1.98%; read at 1.98% on 30 Oct 2024.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Jan 2018Mar 2019May 2020Jul 2021Sep 2022Nov 20231.98% before1.98% from 30 Oct 2024
IWGCX expense ratio: 1.98% until 31 Oct 2018, then 1.96%; 1.96% until 31 Oct 2019, then 1.97%; 1.97% until 30 Oct 2020, then 1.98%; 1.98% until 30 Jun 2021, then 1.23%; 1.23% until 30 Jun 2022, then 1.93%; 1.93% until 30 Jun 2023, then 2.04%; 2.04% until 30 Oct 2024, then 1.98%; read at 1.98% on 30 Oct 2024.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%Jan 2018May 2020Sep 20221.98% before1.98% from 30 Oct 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 7 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
— — 2.45% 2.12% 30 Jun 2021
IWGCX (this page) Class C 1.98% 1.96% 30 Oct 2024
IWGIX Institutional Class 0.98% 0.96% 30 Oct 2024
IWGNX Class R6 0.83% 0.82% 30 Oct 2024
— — 1.36% 1.34% 31 Oct 2019
— — 1.10% 1.08% 31 Oct 2019
IWGAX Class A 1.23% 1.21% 30 Oct 2024

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
30 Oct 2024 1.98% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-10-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Oct 2024 1.98% Cut from 2.04% to 1.98%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-10-28
30 Jun 2023 2.04% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-06-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jun 2023 2.04% Raised from 1.93% to 2.04%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-10-27
30 Jun 2022 1.93% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-06-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Jun 2022 1.93% Raised from 1.23% to 1.93%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2022-11-01
30 Jun 2021 1.23% 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 1.23% Cut from 1.98% to 1.23%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-10-28
30 Oct 2020 1.98% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Oct 2020 1.98% Raised from 1.97% to 1.98%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-10-28
31 Oct 2019 1.97% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2019 1.97% Raised from 1.96% to 1.97%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-11-20
31 Oct 2018 1.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2018 1.96% Cut from 1.98% to 1.96%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-11-16
8 Jan 2018 1.98% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-01-08 (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 1.98% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$2,323 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $13,401.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$203
3 years$627
5 years$1,077
10 years$2,323

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 8 prospectuses for this share class since 2018. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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