C000008697 Fees and Costs — Access Flex High Yield Fund, Investor Class

Data updated: 2021-03-30

The net expense ratio is 1.78%: a 0.75% management fee plus 1.32% other expenses, less a 0.29% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $444 in broker commissions, 0.0020% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 1534%.

C000008697 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000008697. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.32%
Gross expense ratio2.07%
Fee waiver−0.29%
Net expense ratio1.78%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000008697 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000008697, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,097 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.87% 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 1.78%)$187$578$995
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$29$101
Total costs$187$608$1,097
Value after costs$10,313$10,968$11,665
Impact on return, per year1.87%1.87%1.87%

C000008697 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): 0.0020%
  • Total broker commissions: $444
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.2B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 1534%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000008697 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$6K92.94%
RBC (FUTURES - BONDS)$4447.06%

C000008697 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC$805.3M36.67%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC REPO$362.3M16.50%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC$332.1M15.12%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$255.3M11.62%
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.$172.3M7.85%
UMB FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.$104.2M4.74%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SECURITIES (USA) INC.$60.4M2.75%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$46.9M2.14%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$34.2M1.56%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$23.2M1.06%

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.