C000222872 Fees and Costs — Clough Hedged Equity ETF

Data updated: 2025-01-08

The net expense ratio is 2.59%: a 1.35% management fee plus 1.23% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $256K in broker commissions, 1.2868% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 784%.

C000222872 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000222872. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.35%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.23%
Gross expense ratio2.59%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio2.59%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000222872 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000222872, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,289 over 5 years, cutting the return by 4.07% 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 2.59%)$272$823$1,385
Trading costs (broker commissions)$135$409$688
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$62$216
Total costs$407$1,295$2,289
Value after costs$10,093$10,281$10,473
Impact on return, per year4.07%4.07%4.07%

C000222872 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 1.2868%
  • Total broker commissions: $256K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $6K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 784%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000222872 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
KNIGHT DIRECT LLC$65K30.76%
JEFFERIES LLC$48K22.79%
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$27K12.69%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$15K7.29%
JOHNSON RICE & COMPANY L.L.C.$15K7.20%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$14K6.71%
STIFEL NICOLAUS & COMPANY INCORPORATED$9K4.08%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO. LLC$6K2.93%
INSTINET LLC$6K2.93%
ISI FINANCIAL GROUP INC$6K2.62%

C000222872 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$6K100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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