C000162711 Fees and Costs — AlphaSimplex Multi-Asset Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-03-16

The net expense ratio is 1.20% (1.67% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $15K in broker commissions, 0.0364% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 23%.

C000162711 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000162711. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.70%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.67%
Gross expense ratio1.67%
Fee waiver−0.47%
Net expense ratio1.20%
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

C000162711 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000162711, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,459 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.52% 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 1.20%)$119$370$639
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$11$19
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$110$226
Total costs$726$1,065$1,459
Value after costs$9,774$10,511$11,303
Impact on return, per year7.26%3.33%2.52%

C000162711 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0364%
  • Total broker commissions: $15K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $959.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 23%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000162711 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$10K66.18%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$5K33.82%

C000162711 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$329.0M34.29%
State Street Bank and Trust Company$242.8M25.30%
CIBC World Markets Corp.$168.1M17.52%
ICAP Securities USA LLC$150.0M15.64%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$27.6M2.87%
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston$20.4M2.13%
Pershing LLC$16.6M1.73%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$4.1M0.43%
Mizuho Securities USA LLC$1.0M0.10%

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.