C000224316 Fees and Costs — Easterly Multi Strategy Alternative Income Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2022-08-01

The net expense ratio is 3.29% (4.64% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 2.00%. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $19K in broker commissions, 0.1388% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 229%.

C000224316 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000224316. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee2.00%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses1.08%
Gross expense ratio4.64%
Fee waiver−1.35%
Net expense ratio3.29%
Sales charges
Max front load2.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000224316 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000224316, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,257 over 5 years, cutting the return by 4.01% 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$200$200$200
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 3.29%)$339$1,030$1,741
Trading costs (broker commissions)$14$43$73
Lost growth on money paid in costs$10$86$243
Total costs$563$1,359$2,257
Value after costs$9,937$10,217$10,505
Impact on return, per year5.63%4.28%4.01%

C000224316 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): 0.1388%
  • Total broker commissions: $19K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $17.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 229%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000224316 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS$6K38.97%
JPMORGAN CHASE$3K21.21%
SEAPORT GROUP$2K11.10%
AEGIS CAPITAL CORP$1K6.98%
FBN$9516.29%
CITIGROUP$6584.35%
AUERBACH GRAYSON$4623.05%
KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP$4553.01%
ROTH CAPITAL PARTNERS$4422.92%
CREDIT SUISSE$3212.12%

C000224316 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
JPMORGAN CHASE$3.2M26.59%
UBS AG$1.9M15.84%
BNY MELLON$1.3M10.80%
CITIGROUP$1.2M9.64%
STIFEL NICOLAUS$900K7.39%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA CAPITAL MARKETS$780K6.41%
PERSHING$752K6.18%
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH$734K6.03%
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON$705K5.79%
WELLS FARGO BANK$650K5.34%

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.