Expense Ratio History

MGKQX expense ratio history

Global Permanence Portfolio, Class R6

Fund company
Morgan Stanley
Type
Mutual fund

Expense ratio: 3.42%

In basis points
342 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$342
Prospectus dated
30 April 2019, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

MGKQX expense ratio: read at 3.42% on 30 Apr 2019.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Feb 2019Mar 2019Apr 2019May 20193.42% on 30 Apr 2019
MGKQX expense ratio: read at 3.42% on 30 Apr 2019.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Feb 2019Apr 20193.42% on 30 Apr 2019
Each dot is a prospectus filed with the SEC or a date we read the fee from a source. The fee hasn't changed between them.

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
MGKQX (this page) Class R6 3.42% 0.95% 30 Apr 2019
MGKAX Class A 8.98% 1.35% 30 Apr 2026
MGKCX Class C 9.87% 2.10% 30 Apr 2026
MGKIX Class I 8.16% 1.00% 30 Apr 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
30 Apr 2019 3.42% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
15 Apr 2019 3.42% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-04-15 (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 3.42% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$3,751 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $11,599.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$351
3 years$1,067
5 years$1,806
10 years$3,751

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 2 prospectuses for this share class since 2019. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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