Expense Ratio History

BGLNX expense ratio history

Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund, Class 1

Fund company
Baillie Gifford
Type
Mutual fund

0.99%

In basis points
99 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$99
Prospectus dated
29 April 2016, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.96% on 29 April 2016

Fee over time

BGLNX expense ratio: 0.96% until 29 Apr 2016, then 0.99%; read at 0.99% on 29 Apr 2016.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Apr 2015Jul 2015Oct 2015Jan 2016Apr 20160.96% before0.99% from 29 Apr 2016
BGLNX expense ratio: 0.96% until 29 Apr 2016, then 0.99%; read at 0.99% on 29 Apr 2016.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Apr 2015Sep 2015Feb 20160.96% before0.99% from 29 Apr 2016
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
BGLNX (this page) Class 1 0.99% 0.85% 29 Apr 2016
BGLTX Class 2 0.70% — 30 Apr 2026
BGLOX Class 3 0.63% — 30 Apr 2026
BGLFX Class 4 0.60% — 30 Apr 2026
BGADX Class 5 0.55% — 30 Apr 2026
BSGLX Institutional Class 0.79% — 30 Apr 2026
BGLKX Class K 0.70% — 30 Apr 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
29 Apr 2016 0.99% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-04-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Apr 2016 0.99% Raised from 0.96% to 0.99%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-05-19
30 Apr 2015 0.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
2 Apr 2015 0.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-04-02 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Apr 2015 0.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-04-01 (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 0.99% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,217 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,781.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$101
3 years$317
5 years$549
10 years$1,217

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 4 prospectuses for this share class since 2015. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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