AEQCX Fees and Costs — Ascendant Deep Value Bond Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2020-05-28

The net expense ratio is 4.39%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $28K in broker commissions, 0.0683% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 100%.

AEQCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AEQCX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.15%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.46%
Gross expense ratio4.39%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio4.39%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

AEQCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in AEQCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,602 over 5 years, cutting the return by 4.68% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 4.39%)$461$1,387$2,319
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$22$36
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$71$247
Total costs$468$1,480$2,602
Value after costs$10,032$10,096$10,160
Impact on return, per year4.68%4.68%4.68%

AEQCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0683%
  • Total broker commissions: $28K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $51.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 100%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

AEQCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
American Wealth Management$28K99.58%
Stifel Nicolaus$1200.42%

AEQCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MUFG Union Bank, National Association$51.1M100.00%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.