C000117394 Fees and Costs — U.S. Dynamic Equity Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-03-30

The net expense ratio is 1.42%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.67% other expenses, less a 0.30% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $67K in broker commissions, 0.0427% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 126%.

C000117394 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000117394. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.67%
Gross expense ratio1.72%
Fee waiver−0.30%
Net expense ratio1.42%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000117394 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000117394, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,588 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.75% 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
Sales charges$673$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.42%)$141$436$753
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$13$23
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$113$238
Total costs$846$1,137$1,588
Value after costs$9,654$10,439$11,175
Impact on return, per year8.46%3.56%2.75%

C000117394 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): 0.0427%
  • Total broker commissions: $67K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $351.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 126%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.4M
  • Net income from securities lending: $7K (0.005% of average net assets)

C000117394 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Jefferies LLC$23K35.28%
Virtu Itg LLC$23K34.50%
BofA Securities, Inc.$10K14.69%
UBS Securities LLC$6K8.67%
Pershing LLC$2K3.00%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$6530.99%
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.$6170.94%
Liquidnet, Inc.$5280.80%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$4630.70%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2900.44%

C000117394 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$351.2M100.00%
Virtu Itg LLC$200.00%

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.