C000186065 Fees and Costs — BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2022-01-19

The net expense ratio is 1.24%: a 0.68% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.42% other expenses, less a 0.11% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.00% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $104K in broker commissions, 0.0939% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 62%.

C000186065 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000186065. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.68%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.42%
Gross expense ratio1.35%
Fee waiver−0.11%
Net expense ratio1.24%
Sales charges
Max front load5.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000186065 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000186065, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,426 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.46% 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$598$500$500
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.24%)$124$385$665
Trading costs (broker commissions)$9$29$50
Lost growth on money paid in costs$25$99$211
Total costs$756$1,013$1,426
Value after costs$9,744$10,563$11,337
Impact on return, per year7.56%3.16%2.46%

C000186065 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0939%
  • Total broker commissions: $104K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $44.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 62%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $15.4M
  • Net income from securities lending: $23K (0.021% of average net assets)

C000186065 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Cowen and Company, LLC$22K22.59%
Instinet, LLC$17K17.01%
Virtu Americas LLC$17K16.84%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$13K13.59%
National Financial Services LLC$10K9.74%
Jefferies LLC$5K5.50%
BofA Securities, Inc.$4K4.55%
Capital Institutional Services, Inc.$4K4.29%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$4K3.88%
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.$2K2.01%

C000186065 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$44.9M100.00%

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.