C000004391 Fees and Costs — Highland Socially Responsible Equity Fund, Class Y

Data updated: 2021-03-01

The net expense ratio is 1.57%: a 0.60% management fee plus 0.96% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $403K in broker commissions, 0.5544% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 642%.

C000004391 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000004391. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.96%
Gross expense ratio1.57%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.57%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000004391 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000004391, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,299 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.23% 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 1.57%)$165$508$871
Trading costs (broker commissions)$58$180$308
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$34$120
Total costs$223$722$1,299
Value after costs$10,277$10,854$11,464
Impact on return, per year2.23%2.23%2.23%

C000004391 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): 0.5544%
  • Total broker commissions: $403K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 642%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $401K
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.003% of average net assets)

C000004391 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU FINANCIAL BD LLC$62K19.15%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH$61K19.03%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES$54K16.81%
ITG$35K10.97%
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$32K10.00%
OPPENHEIMER & ASSOCIATES$22K6.99%
SUNTRUST$21K6.55%
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY & INVESTMENT GROUP$14K4.27%
KEY BANK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$11K3.56%
WOLF RESEARCH$9K2.67%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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