ARISX Fees and Costs — Virtus AllianzGI Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Class R6

Data updated: 2022-08-25

The net expense ratio is 0.50%: a 0.45% management fee plus 0.46% other expenses, less a 0.41% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $578 in broker commissions, 0.0026% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 132%.

ARISX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.45%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.46%
Gross expense ratio0.91%
Fee waiver−0.41%
Net expense ratio0.50%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

ARISX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ARISX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $318 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.53% 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 0.50%)$52$165$287
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$8$29
Total costs$53$174$318
Value after costs$10,447$11,403$12,445
Impact on return, per year0.53%0.53%0.53%

ARISX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0026%
  • Total broker commissions: $578
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $124.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 132%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

ARISX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET, LLC$55295.64%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$254.36%

ARISX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC$53.5M54.94%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$9.3M9.52%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$5.3M5.46%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$5.2M5.33%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$5.2M5.30%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$4.8M4.88%
MARKETAXESS CORPORATION$4.1M4.18%
MILLENNIUM ADVISORS, LLC$3.7M3.82%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$3.2M3.31%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$3.2M3.26%

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.