AFADX Fees and Costs — Applied Finance Dividend Fund, Investor Class

Data updated: 2020-09-17

The net expense ratio is 1.01%: a 0.90% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.92% other expenses, less a 1.07% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $20K in broker commissions, 0.1608% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 43%.

AFADX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AFADX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.92%
Gross expense ratio2.08%
Fee waiver−1.07%
Net expense ratio1.01%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

AFADX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in AFADX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $730 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.23% 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 1.01%)$106$330$572
Trading costs (broker commissions)$17$53$91
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$19$67
Total costs$123$402$730
Value after costs$10,377$11,174$12,033
Impact on return, per year1.23%1.23%1.23%

AFADX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1608%
  • Total broker commissions: $20K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 43%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

AFADX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$15K72.75%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$6K27.25%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.