C000099055 Fees and Costs — First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX Fund

Data updated: 2021-03-10

The net expense ratio is 0.80%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees.

C000099055 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000099055. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.80%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.80%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000099055 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000099055, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $502 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.84% 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 0.80%)$84$263$456
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$13$46
Total costs$84$276$502
Value after costs$10,416$11,301$12,260
Impact on return, per year0.84%0.84%0.84%

C000099055 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): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): —
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000099055 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
DEUTSCHE-BANK SECURITIES INC.$3K57.21%
JPMORGAN SECURITIES LLC$2K32.36%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$51710.43%

C000099055 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$1.0M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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