C000104685 Fees and Costs — Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund, Investor Class

Data updated: 2023-09-28

The net expense ratio is 1.55%: a 1.25% management fee, a 0.24% 12b-1 fee plus 0.11% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $306K in broker commissions, 0.0480% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.

C000104685 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000104685. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.25%
12b-1 fee0.24%
Other expenses0.11%
Gross expense ratio1.60%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio1.55%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000104685 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000104685, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $988 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.68% 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 1.55%)$163$505$870
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$16$27
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$26$91
Total costs$168$546$988
Value after costs$10,332$11,030$11,775
Impact on return, per year1.68%1.68%1.68%

C000104685 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0480%
  • Total broker commissions: $306K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000104685 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Morgan Stanley$39K21.80%
LIQUIDNET, INC.$25K14.01%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$25K13.93%
UOB KAY HIAN (U.S.) INC.$20K11.16%
MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.$14K7.99%
INVESTEC SECURITIES (US) LLC$14K7.70%
BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$13K7.04%
NUMIS SECURITIES INC.$10K5.67%
JEFFERIES LLC$10K5.36%
BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK LLC$10K5.34%

C000104685 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Cenkos Securities$1.2M87.88%
NUMIS SECURITIES INC.$167K12.11%
MAYBANK KIM ENG SECURITIES USA INC.$490.00%

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.