C000162188 Fees and Costs — FlexShares Currency Hedged Morningstar DM ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund

Data updated: 2021-01-14

The net expense ratio is 0.44% (0.84% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $315 in broker commissions, 0.0045% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 4%.

C000162188 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000162188. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.44%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio0.84%
Fee waiver−0.40%
Net expense ratio0.44%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000162188 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000162188, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $281 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.47% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.44%)$46$145$253
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$7$26
Total costs$47$154$281
Value after costs$10,453$11,423$12,482
Impact on return, per year0.47%0.47%0.47%

C000162188 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): 0.0045%
  • Total broker commissions: $315
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 4%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000162188 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Citadel Securities LLC$13944.22%
Virtu ITG LLC$9530.09%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$8125.69%

C000162188 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1.1M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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