Expense Ratio History

MXAYX expense ratio history

Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund, Institutional Class

Fund company
Empower
Type
Mutual fund

0.48%

In basis points
48 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$48
Prospectus dated
30 April 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 0.50% on 30 April 2026

Fee over time

MXAYX expense ratio: 0.60% until 1 May 2017, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 30 Apr 2018, then 0.57%; 0.57% until 30 Apr 2019, then 0.55%; 0.55% until 29 Apr 2020, then 0.54%; 0.54% until 28 Apr 2023, then 0.52%; 0.52% until 30 Apr 2025, then 0.50%; 0.50% until 30 Apr 2026, then 0.48%; read at 0.48% on 30 Apr 2026.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Apr 2016Jan 2018Oct 2019Jul 2021Apr 2023Jan 20250.60% before0.48% from 30 Apr 2026
MXAYX expense ratio: 0.60% until 1 May 2017, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 30 Apr 2018, then 0.57%; 0.57% until 30 Apr 2019, then 0.55%; 0.55% until 29 Apr 2020, then 0.54%; 0.54% until 28 Apr 2023, then 0.52%; 0.52% until 30 Apr 2025, then 0.50%; 0.50% until 30 Apr 2026, then 0.48%; read at 0.48% on 30 Apr 2026.0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%Apr 2016Sep 2019Feb 20230.60% before0.48% from 30 Apr 2026
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
MXAYX (this page) Institutional Class 0.48% 0.46% 30 Apr 2026
MXATX Investor Class 0.83% 0.81% 30 Apr 2026
MXAUX Service Class 0.93% 0.91% 30 Apr 2026
— — 1.13% 1.12% 30 Apr 2021

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
30 Apr 2026 0.48% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2026 0.48% Cut from 0.50% to 0.48%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-04-30
30 Apr 2025 0.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2025 0.50% Cut from 0.52% to 0.50%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-04-25
11 Dec 2024 0.52% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-11 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2024 0.52% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Apr 2023 0.52% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-04-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Apr 2023 0.52% Cut from 0.54% to 0.52%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-04-28
29 Apr 2022 0.54% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-04-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2021 0.54% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Apr 2020 0.54% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-04-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Apr 2020 0.54% Cut from 0.55% to 0.54%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-05-20
30 Apr 2019 0.55% 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
30 Apr 2019 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 2019-05-10
30 Apr 2018 0.57% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-04-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Apr 2018 0.57% Cut from 0.70% to 0.57%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-05-14
1 May 2017 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-05-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 May 2017 0.70% Raised from 0.60% to 0.70%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-05-16
29 Apr 2016 0.60% 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

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.48% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$605 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,542.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$49
3 years$154
5 years$269
10 years$605

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 12 prospectuses for this share class since 2016. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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