C000157428 Fees and Costs — James Alpha Managed Risk Domestic Equity Portfolio, Class A

Data updated: 2021-04-20

The net expense ratio is 2.10% (2.16% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $93K in broker commissions, 0.1991% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 173%.

C000157428 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000157428. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.20%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses—
Gross expense ratio2.16%
Fee waiver−0.06%
Net expense ratio2.10%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000157428 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000157428, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,055 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.62% 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 2.10%)$208$640$1,094
Trading costs (broker commissions)$20$61$104
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$126$282
Total costs$831$1,401$2,055
Value after costs$9,669$10,175$10,708
Impact on return, per year8.31%4.42%3.62%

C000157428 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): 0.1991%
  • Total broker commissions: $93K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $12.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 173%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000157428 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Pershing$91K97.84%
Dash Financial Technologies LLC$2K2.13%
BNY MELLON$240.03%

C000157428 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Dash Financial Technologies LLC$6.2M49.14%
Pershing$4.1M32.02%
BNY MELLON$2.4M18.84%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.