ALTS Fees and Costs — ProShares Morningstar Alternatives Solution ETF

Data updated: 2022-04-28

The net expense ratio is 0.95% (1.81% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $1K in broker commissions, 0.0148% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 62%.

ALTS Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ALTS. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.07%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses1.01%
Gross expense ratio1.81%
Fee waiver−0.86%
Net expense ratio0.95%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

ALTS Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ALTS, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $604 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.01% 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 0.95%)$100$311$540
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$8
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$16$55
Total costs$101$332$604
Value after costs$10,399$11,244$12,159
Impact on return, per year1.01%1.01%1.01%

ALTS Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0148%
  • Total broker commissions: $1K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 62%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $639K
  • Net income from securities lending: $36K (0.467% of average net assets)

ALTS Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP$1K100.00%

ALTS Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2.5M62.37%
Citadel Securities LLC$1.5M37.63%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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