BRUAX Fees and Costs — Brookfield U.S. Listed Real Estate Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2020-08-24

The net expense ratio is 1.20%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.54% other expenses, less a 1.34% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.75%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $19K in broker commissions, 0.1470% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 127%.

BRUAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BRUAX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.54%
Gross expense ratio2.54%
Fee waiver−1.34%
Net expense ratio1.20%
Sales charges
Max front load4.75%
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

BRUAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in BRUAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,403 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.42% 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$475$475$475
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.20%)$120$373$645
Trading costs (broker commissions)$15$46$79
Lost growth on money paid in costs$24$96$205
Total costs$633$989$1,403
Value after costs$9,867$10,587$11,360
Impact on return, per year6.33%3.08%2.42%

BRUAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1470%
  • Total broker commissions: $19K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 127%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

BRUAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET, LLC$3K21.45%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.$2K12.16%
BOFAML SECURITIES, INC.$2K12.08%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$1K9.80%
CORNERSTONE MACRO LLC$1K9.33%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$1K9.04%
MORGAN STANLEY$1K7.24%
WEEDEN & CO.L.P.$9386.70%
GREEN STREET TRADING, LLC$8586.13%
MKM PARTNERS LLC$8516.08%

BRUAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BOFAML SECURITIES, INC.$537K52.68%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$258K25.31%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$122K11.93%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$102K9.97%
CAPITAL ONE SECURITIES, INC.$1K0.10%

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.