AZUAX Fees and Costs — AllianzGI U.S. Equity Hedged Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-02-01

The net expense ratio is 1.34% (10.12% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $164 in broker commissions, 0.0072% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.

AZUAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AZUAX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.70%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses9.08%
Gross expense ratio10.12%
Fee waiver−8.78%
Net expense ratio1.34%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

AZUAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in AZUAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,493 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.58% 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
Sales charges$648$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.34%)$133$413$714
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$2$4
Lost growth on money paid in costs$28$107$225
Total costs$809$1,073$1,493
Value after costs$9,691$10,503$11,270
Impact on return, per year8.09%3.35%2.58%

AZUAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0072%
  • Total broker commissions: $164
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $35K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

AZUAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$10664.44%
Instinet, LLC$2616.02%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$1810.97%
Barclays Capital Inc.$84.91%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.$42.44%
Jane Street Financial Limited$21.22%

AZUAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Citadel Securities LLC$15K42.10%
The Northern Trust Company$12K33.18%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$9K24.71%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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