C000129284 Fees and Costs — Aquila Tax-Free Fund For Utah, Class C

Data updated: 2024-08-21

The net expense ratio is 1.67%: a 0.50% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.19% other expenses, less a 0.02% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 12%.

C000129284 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000129284. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.19%
Gross expense ratio1.69%
Fee waiver−0.02%
Net expense ratio1.67%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

C000129284 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000129284, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,031 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.75% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.67%)$175$543$936
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$27$95
Total costs$279$570$1,031
Value after costs$10,221$11,006$11,732
Impact on return, per year2.79%1.75%1.75%

C000129284 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $114.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 12%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000129284 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
PERSHING LLC$31.6M31.95%
Icecapital Securities Ltd$21.2M21.45%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$12.2M12.34%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$7.6M7.73%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$7.5M7.55%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$4.3M4.34%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$3.7M3.76%
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$3.7M3.70%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.$3.7M3.70%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$3.5M3.49%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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