C000038331 Fees and Costs — Rational Insider Buying VA Fund

Data updated: 2021-11-23

The net expense ratio is 1.26%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.64% other expenses, less a 0.39% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $120K in broker commissions, 0.4730% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 255%.

C000038331 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000038331. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.64%
Gross expense ratio1.65%
Fee waiver−0.39%
Net expense ratio1.26%
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

C000038331 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000038331, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,068 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.82% 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 1.26%)$132$410$705
Trading costs (broker commissions)$50$154$265
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$28$99
Total costs$182$591$1,068
Value after costs$10,318$10,985$11,695
Impact on return, per year1.82%1.82%1.82%

C000038331 Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.4730%
  • Total broker commissions: $120K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 255%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000038331 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS$85K70.71%
JONES TRADING$18K14.66%
BTIG LLC$17K14.43%
GTS MISCHLER$2380.20%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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