C000162189 Fees and Costs — FlexShares Currency Hedged Morningstar EM Factor Tilt Index Fund

Data updated: 2021-01-14

The net expense ratio is 0.64% (1.24% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $86 in broker commissions, 0.0022% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 5%.

C000162189 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000162189. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.64%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio1.24%
Fee waiver−0.60%
Net expense ratio0.64%
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

C000162189 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000162189, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $405 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.67% 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 0.64%)$67$210$366
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$10$37
Total costs$67$222$405
Value after costs$10,433$11,355$12,358
Impact on return, per year0.67%0.67%0.67%

C000162189 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): 0.0022%
  • Total broker commissions: $86
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 5%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000162189 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Citadel Securities LLC$4856.18%
Virtu ITG LLC$1720.43%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$1011.69%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.$67.01%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$44.68%

C000162189 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2.0M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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