CLOAX Fees and Costs — Clough Global Long/Short Fund, Class Investor

Data updated: 2023-04-03

The net expense ratio is 1.77% (2.77% before fee waivers). This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $175K in broker commissions, 0.3175% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 244%.

CLOAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CLOAX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.10%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.30%
Gross expense ratio2.77%
Fee waiver−1.00%
Net expense ratio1.77%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

CLOAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CLOAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,278 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.19% 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 1.77%)$186$573$983
Trading costs (broker commissions)$33$103$176
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$34$118
Total costs$219$710$1,278
Value after costs$10,281$10,866$11,485
Impact on return, per year2.19%2.19%2.19%

CLOAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.3175%
  • Total broker commissions: $175K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $107.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 244%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

CLOAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY$38K26.30%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$29K20.32%
JEFFERIES LLC$27K19.19%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$14K9.86%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$9K6.28%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$6K4.52%
CITICORP SECURITIES SERVICES, INC.$6K3.87%
JMP SECURITIES LLC$5K3.63%
SVB LEERINK LLC$5K3.17%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$4K2.86%

CLOAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
ROBERT W BAIRD (RWB)$95.8M88.98%
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.$3.0M2.77%
MORGAN STANLEY$2.5M2.28%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$2.4M2.28%
PIPER SANDLER$2.0M1.87%
LEGG MASON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC$984K0.91%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$586K0.54%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$396K0.37%

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.