ASTNX Fees and Costs — Virtus NFJ Global Sustainability Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2024-12-13

The net expense ratio is 0.69%: a 0.80% management fee plus 0.31% other expenses, less a 0.42% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $40K in broker commissions, 0.0976% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 114%.

ASTNX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ASTNX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.31%
Gross expense ratio1.11%
Fee waiver−0.42%
Net expense ratio0.69%
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

ASTNX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ASTNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $495 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.83% 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 0.69%)$72$227$394
Trading costs (broker commissions)$10$32$56
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$13$45
Total costs$83$271$495
Value after costs$10,417$11,305$12,268
Impact on return, per year0.83%0.83%0.83%

ASTNX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0976%
  • Total broker commissions: $40K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 114%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

ASTNX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$11K28.90%
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$7K18.57%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$5K14.23%
INSTINET, LLC$5K13.12%
JEFFERIES LLC$3K7.60%
BTIG, LLC$3K7.27%
UBS Securities LLC$1K3.30%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$1K3.11%
EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C.$8122.22%
B. RILEY SECURITIES, INC.$6061.66%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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