C000153646 Fees and Costs — Virtus Aviva Multi-Strategy Target Return Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-03-23

The net expense ratio is 1.78% (2.24% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $27K in broker commissions, 0.0736% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 185%.

C000153646 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000153646. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.30%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.60%
Gross expense ratio2.24%
Fee waiver−0.46%
Net expense ratio1.78%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000153646 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000153646, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,808 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.16% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.78%)$176$545$936
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$23$39
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$119$258
Total costs$787$1,261$1,808
Value after costs$9,713$10,315$10,955
Impact on return, per year7.87%3.96%3.16%

C000153646 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): 0.0736%
  • Total broker commissions: $27K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $8.3M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 185%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000153646 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$8K29.84%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$5K19.65%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$5K18.52%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$3K10.55%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$1K4.98%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1K4.70%
ITG, INC.$1K3.98%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$9693.76%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$5892.29%
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES LLC$4461.73%

C000153646 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1.7M20.56%
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC$1.6M19.72%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$1.5M17.77%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$1.0M12.64%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$953K11.62%
STANDARD CHARTERED SECURITIES NORTH AMERICA LLC$429K5.23%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$391K4.77%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$387K4.72%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$161K1.97%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$82K1.00%

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.