C000142379 Fees and Costs — BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2022-01-19
The net expense ratio is 0.90%: a 0.40% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.28% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.00% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $57K in broker commissions, 0.0271% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 34%.
C000142379 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000142379. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2021.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.40% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.28% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.93% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.90% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000142379 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000142379, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,190 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.04% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $599 | $500 | $500 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.90%) | $90 | $280 | $487 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $8 | $15 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $25 | $93 | $189 |
| Total costs | $716 | $882 | $1,190 |
| Value after costs | $9,784 | $10,694 | $11,573 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.16% | 2.74% | 2.04% |
C000142379 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0271%
- Total broker commissions: $57K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $134.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 34%
- Securities on loan, average value: $15.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $33K (0.016% of average net assets)
C000142379 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $18K | 32.58% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $8K | 14.44% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $7K | 12.13% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $6K | 10.22% |
| Jefferies LLC | $4K | 7.26% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $4K | 6.44% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $3K | 6.30% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $2K | 4.01% |
| Capital Institutional Services, Inc. | $2K | 3.92% |
| Instinet, LLC | $1K | 2.69% |
C000142379 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $134.8M | 100.00% |
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.