C000142383 Fees and Costs — BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-07-26

The net expense ratio is 1.10%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.95% other expenses, less a 0.60% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.00%, a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $30K in broker commissions, 0.1127% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 49%.

C000142383 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000142383. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.95%
Gross expense ratio1.70%
Fee waiver−0.60%
Net expense ratio1.10%
Sales charges
Max front load5.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000142383 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000142383, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,356 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.33% 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$599$500$500
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.10%)$110$342$591
Trading costs (broker commissions)$11$35$61
Lost growth on money paid in costs$25$97$204
Total costs$745$974$1,356
Value after costs$9,755$10,602$11,407
Impact on return, per year7.45%3.03%2.33%

C000142383 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1127%
  • Total broker commissions: $30K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 49%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $445K
  • Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.010% of average net assets)

C000142383 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$13K43.22%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$11K38.13%
Loop Capital Markets LLC$2K5.45%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$1K4.76%
Cowen and Company, LLC$1K3.79%
Virtu Itg LLC$4761.59%
Pershing LLC$4031.34%
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.$2470.82%
Instinet, LLC$1520.51%
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.$1150.38%

C000142383 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$13.2M99.91%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$12K0.09%

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.