CLRG Fees and Costs — IQ Chaikin U.S. Large Cap ETF

Data updated: 2023-12-20

The net expense ratio is 0.25%: a 0.25% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $60K in broker commissions, 0.0209% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 51%.

CLRG Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CLRG. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.25%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio0.26%
Fee waiver−0.01%
Net expense ratio0.25%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

CLRG Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CLRG, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $172 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.28% 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 0.25%)$26$83$144
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$7$12
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$4$16
Total costs$28$94$172
Value after costs$10,472$11,482$12,591
Impact on return, per year0.28%0.28%0.28%

CLRG Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0209%
  • Total broker commissions: $60K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $41.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 51%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: $8K (0.003% of average net assets)

CLRG Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$49K82.80%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$8K13.14%
INSTINET, LLC$2K2.73%
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated$7441.25%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$510.09%

CLRG Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$24.2M58.79%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$9.6M23.38%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$5.8M14.01%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$1.6M3.82%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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