C000004362 Fees and Costs — Highland Fixed Income Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2021-03-01

The net expense ratio is 1.70% (1.75% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $28K in broker commissions, 0.0145% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 53%.

C000004362 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000004362. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.30%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.40%
Gross expense ratio1.75%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio1.70%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000004362 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000004362, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,057 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.80% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.70%)$178$553$951
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$8
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$28$98
Total costs$283$585$1,057
Value after costs$10,217$10,991$11,706
Impact on return, per year2.83%1.80%1.80%

C000004362 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0145%
  • Total broker commissions: $28K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $208.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 53%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.9M
  • Net income from securities lending: $21K (0.011% of average net assets)

C000004362 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JEFFERIES LLC$18K64.31%
BAIRD, ROBERT W., & CO., INCORPORATED$10K34.40%
DTC$2560.91%
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO., INC.$1080.38%

C000004362 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
JP MORGAN$52.2M26.79%
MORGAN STANLEY$32.2M16.53%
RBC DAIN RAUSCHER INC.$21.9M11.27%
FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, N.A.-BOND DIVISION$17.6M9.06%
WACHOVIA SECURITIES, INC.$14.7M7.56%
PERSHING LLC$14.3M7.33%
JEFFERIES LLC$12.9M6.62%
DTC$11.8M6.07%
CANTOR FITZGERALD CO.$10.4M5.35%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION$6.7M3.42%

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.