C000156379 Fees and Costs — American Beacon Ionic Strategic Arbitrage Fund, A Class
Data updated: 2019-11-27
The net expense ratio is 2.78% (2.93% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 0.50%. In fiscal 2018 the fund paid $283K in broker commissions, 0.3418% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 556%.
C000156379 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000156379. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2019.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.15% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 1.19% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.93% |
| Fee waiver | −0.15% |
| Net expense ratio | 2.78% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.50% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000156379 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000156379, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,389 over 5 years, cutting the return by 4.26% 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 | $523 | $475 | $475 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.78%) | $278 | $849 | $1,439 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $34 | $104 | $177 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $24 | $123 | $298 |
| Total costs | $859 | $1,551 | $2,389 |
| Value after costs | $9,641 | $10,026 | $10,374 |
| Impact on return, per year | 8.59% | 4.91% | 4.26% |
C000156379 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.3418%
- Total broker commissions: $283K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $508.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 556%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000156379 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $169K | 59.33% |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | $59K | 20.76% |
| National Financial Services Corporation | $25K | 8.70% |
| Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $15K | 5.14% |
| ITG Inc. | $4K | 1.49% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $3K | 1.16% |
| BTIG, LLC | $3K | 1.10% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $3K | 0.95% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 0.70% |
| Pershing LLC | $2K | 0.67% |
C000156379 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $126.6M | 32.37% |
| MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $50.6M | 12.95% |
| Jefferies LLC | $49.4M | 12.63% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $33.5M | 8.57% |
| Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, LLC | $26.9M | 6.88% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $26.4M | 6.74% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $21.3M | 5.45% |
| Deutsche Bank Capital Corporation | $20.2M | 5.16% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $19.6M | 5.00% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16.6M | 4.26% |
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.