AFAZX Fees and Costs — Applied Finance Dividend Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-09-23
The net expense ratio is 0.95%: a 0.90% management fee plus 0.56% other expenses, less a 0.51% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $914 in broker commissions, 0.0034% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 14%.
AFAZX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AFAZX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.90% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.56% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.46% |
| Fee waiver | −0.51% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.95% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
AFAZX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in AFAZX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $597 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.00% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.95%) | $100 | $311 | $540 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $55 |
| Total costs | $100 | $328 | $597 |
| Value after costs | $10,400 | $11,248 | $12,166 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
AFAZX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0034%
- Total broker commissions: $914
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
- Securities lending: none during the year
AFAZX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VIRTU AMERICAS LLC | $907 | 99.23% |
| ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED | $7 | 0.77% |
Applied Finance Dividend Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFAZX | Institutional Class | 0.95% | — |
| AFALX | Investor Class | 1.20% | — |
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.