CSMOX Fees and Costs — FS Chiron SMid Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2023-09-29

The net expense ratio is 1.20%: a 0.90% management fee plus 0.58% other expenses, less a 0.28% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $234K in broker commissions, 0.5535% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 463%.

CSMOX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.58%
Gross expense ratio1.48%
Fee waiver−0.28%
Net expense ratio1.20%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

CSMOX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CSMOX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,080 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.84% 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 1.20%)$126$390$671
Trading costs (broker commissions)$58$180$310
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$28$100
Total costs$184$598$1,080
Value after costs$10,316$10,978$11,682
Impact on return, per year1.84%1.84%1.84%

CSMOX 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): 0.5535%
  • Total broker commissions: $234K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 463%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

CSMOX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN$56K27.38%
BEAR STEARNS$34K16.66%
UBS SECURITIES$30K14.65%
MERRILL LYNCH$23K11.22%
MORGAN STANLEY$20K9.85%
CICC US SECURITIES$12K5.77%
JEFFERIES LLC$11K5.35%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS$9K4.23%
GOLDMAN SACHS$6K2.71%
BAYPOINT TRADING$4K2.16%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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