BESMX Fees and Costs — F/M Investments European L/S Small Cap Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2021-03-31

The net expense ratio is 3.35% (3.85% before fee waivers). This share class carries a redemption fee of 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $145K in broker commissions, 1.7604% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 141%.

BESMX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BESMX. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee2.00%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.83%
Gross expense ratio3.85%
Fee waiver−0.50%
Net expense ratio3.35%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee1.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

BESMX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BESMX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,944 over 5 years, cutting the return by 5.37% 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 3.35%)$352$1,051$1,746
Trading costs (broker commissions)$185$552$917
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$82$281
Total costs$537$1,686$2,944
Value after costs$9,963$9,891$9,818
Impact on return, per year5.37%5.37%5.37%

BESMX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 1.7604%
  • Total broker commissions: $145K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 141%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

BESMX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
KEPLER CAPITAL MARKETS$34K17.14%
JEFFERIES$33K16.93%
MAINFIRST$31K15.61%
Peel Hunt, Inc.$26K13.32%
HANDELSBANKEN$23K11.77%
CENKOS SECURITIES PLC$22K10.95%
Numis Securities Limited$9K4.52%
GOODBODY SECURITIES, INC.$7K3.45%
Liquidnet$7K3.39%
REDBURN PARTNERS$6K2.92%

BESMX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CENKOS SECURITIES PLC$398K24.77%
SEB - SKANDINAVISKA ENKILDA BANKEN$260K16.17%
Peel Hunt, Inc.$230K14.33%
BERENBERG$216K13.42%
Numis Securities Limited$117K7.29%
Liquidnet$116K7.21%
HAUCK & AUFHAUSER$97K6.04%
MAINFIRST$94K5.85%
TAMESIS PARTNERS LLP$44K2.73%
CARNEGIE INVESTMENT BANK$35K2.17%

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.