C000162712 Fees and Costs — AlphaSimplex Multi-Asset Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2021-03-16

The net expense ratio is 1.95% (2.43% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $15K in broker commissions, 0.0364% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 23%.

C000162712 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000162712. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.70%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.68%
Gross expense ratio2.43%
Fee waiver−0.48%
Net expense ratio1.95%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000162712 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000162712, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,218 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.09% 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$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.95%)$205$632$1,085
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$12$20
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$32$113
Total costs$311$676$1,218
Value after costs$10,189$10,900$11,545
Impact on return, per year3.11%2.09%2.09%

C000162712 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

C000162712 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

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

C000162712 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.