CPQAX Fees and Costs — Counterpoint Long-Short Equity Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-02-26

The net expense ratio is 2.02% (2.64% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $38K in broker commissions, 0.3628% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 324%.

CPQAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CPQAX. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.25%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.12%
Gross expense ratio2.64%
Fee waiver−0.62%
Net expense ratio2.02%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
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

CPQAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CPQAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,100 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.71% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.02%)$200$615$1,051
Trading costs (broker commissions)$36$110$189
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$127$286
Total costs$840$1,427$2,100
Value after costs$9,660$10,149$10,663
Impact on return, per year8.40%4.51%3.71%

CPQAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.3628%
  • Total broker commissions: $38K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.7M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 324%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $27K
  • Net income from securities lending: $191 (0.002% of average net assets)

CPQAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
COWEN GROUP$38K99.92%
GOLDMAN SACHS$230.06%
Interactive Brokers$60.02%

CPQAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS$7.3M52.96%
JPMORGAN CHASE$2.5M17.88%
WELLS FARGO BANK$1.6M11.76%
Citigroup$1.4M10.17%
Interactive Brokers$878K6.39%
COWEN GROUP$116K0.85%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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