C000141934 Fees and Costs — Highland Opportunistic Credit Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-03-01

The net expense ratio is 2.49%. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.50% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $14K in broker commissions, 0.0514% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 67%.

C000141934 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000141934. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee0.35%
Other expenses1.10%
Gross expense ratio2.49%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio2.49%
Sales charges
Max front load3.50%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000141934 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000141934, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,934 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.40% 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$449$350$350
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.49%)$252$775$1,322
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$16$27
Lost growth on money paid in costs$17$95$235
Total costs$724$1,235$1,934
Value after costs$9,776$10,341$10,829
Impact on return, per year7.24%3.88%3.40%

C000141934 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0514%
  • Total broker commissions: $14K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $28.5M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 67%
  • Securities on loan, average value: —
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.006% of average net assets)

C000141934 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Wolf Research Securities$6K45.28%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH$2K14.59%
VIRTU FINANCIAL BD LLC$2K12.66%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES$1K10.55%
IMPERIAL CAPITAL$1K7.95%
KEY BANK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$5303.76%
JEFFERIES LLC$2551.81%
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY & INVESTMENT GROUP$1611.14%
SOCIETE GENERALE COWEN SECURITIES CORP.$1611.14%
JONES & ASSOCIATES$1581.12%

C000141934 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$3.7M15.84%
JEFFERIES LLC$3.5M15.30%
MONTGOMERY/BANK OF AMERICA$3.4M14.57%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$2.7M11.78%
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.$2.2M9.52%
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC$2.0M8.58%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES$1.6M6.85%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$1.5M6.51%
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$1.3M5.56%
ROYAL BANK CANADA$1.3M5.49%

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.