Expense Ratio History

EMBAX expense ratio history

Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Class A

Fund company
VanEck
Type
Mutual fund

1.83%

In basis points
183 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$183
Prospectus dated
1 May 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 2.08% on 1 May 2025

Fee over time

EMBAX expense ratio: 1.91% until 1 May 2013, then 1.67%; 1.67% until 1 May 2014, then 1.42%; 1.42% until 1 May 2015, then 1.32%; 1.32% until 1 May 2016, then 1.44%; 1.44% until 10 Apr 2017, then 1.68%; 1.68% until 1 May 2018, then 1.71%; 1.71% until 1 May 2019, then 2.05%; 2.05% until 1 May 2020, then 2.69%; 2.69% until 1 May 2021, then 2.30%; 2.30% until 1 May 2022, then 2.33%; 2.33% until 1 May 2023, then 2.55%; 2.55% until 1 May 2024, then 2.08%; 2.08% until 1 May 2025, then 1.83%; read at 1.83% on 1 May 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%Jun 2012Sep 2014Dec 2016Mar 2019Jun 2021Sep 20231.91% before1.83% from 1 May 2025
EMBAX expense ratio: 1.91% until 1 May 2013, then 1.67%; 1.67% until 1 May 2014, then 1.42%; 1.42% until 1 May 2015, then 1.32%; 1.32% until 1 May 2016, then 1.44%; 1.44% until 10 Apr 2017, then 1.68%; 1.68% until 1 May 2018, then 1.71%; 1.71% until 1 May 2019, then 2.05%; 2.05% until 1 May 2020, then 2.69%; 2.69% until 1 May 2021, then 2.30%; 2.30% until 1 May 2022, then 2.33%; 2.33% until 1 May 2023, then 2.55%; 2.55% until 1 May 2024, then 2.08%; 2.08% until 1 May 2025, then 1.83%; read at 1.83% on 1 May 2025.0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%Jun 2012Nov 2016Apr 20211.91% before1.83% from 1 May 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
EMBAX (this page) Class A 1.83% 1.21% 1 May 2025
— — 3.53% 1.96% 1 May 2019
EMBUX Class I 1.37% 0.86% 1 May 2025
EMBYX Class Y 1.33% 0.96% 1 May 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 May 2025 1.83% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2025 1.83% Cut from 2.08% to 1.83%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-04-29
1 May 2024 2.08% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2024 2.08% Cut from 2.55% to 2.08%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-04-26
1 May 2023 2.55% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-05-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 May 2023 2.55% Raised from 2.33% to 2.55%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2023-06-16
1 May 2022 2.33% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2022 2.33% Raised from 2.30% to 2.33%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-04-25
1 May 2021 2.30% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2021 2.30% Cut from 2.69% to 2.30%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-04-28
1 May 2020 2.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2020 2.69% Raised from 2.05% to 2.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-05-12
1 May 2019 2.05% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2019 2.05% Raised from 1.71% to 2.05%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-05-08
1 May 2018 1.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2018 1.71% Raised from 1.68% to 1.71%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-05-09
11 Apr 2017 1.68% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-11 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
10 Apr 2017 1.68% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-10 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
10 Apr 2017 1.68% Raised from 1.44% to 1.68%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-04-28
1 May 2016 1.44% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2016 1.44% Raised from 1.32% to 1.44%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-05-17
1 May 2015 1.32% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2015 1.32% Cut from 1.42% to 1.32%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-05-08
1 May 2014 1.42% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2014 1.42% Cut from 1.67% to 1.42%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-05-21
1 May 2013 1.67% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-05-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 May 2013 1.67% Cut from 1.91% to 1.67%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2013-08-06
1 Jul 2012 1.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-07-01 (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 1.83% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$2,163 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $13,602.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$188
3 years$580
5 years$998
10 years$2,163

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 2012. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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