CTVAX Fees and Costs — Catalyst Small-Cap Insider Buying Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-05-28

The net expense ratio is 1.80%: a 1.25% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.48% other expenses, less a 1.18% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $115K in broker commissions, 1.1919% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 225%.

CTVAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CTVAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.25%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.48%
Gross expense ratio2.98%
Fee waiver−1.18%
Net expense ratio1.80%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

CTVAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CTVAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,429 over 5 years, cutting the return by 4.34% 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$671$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.80%)$178$544$924
Trading costs (broker commissions)$118$360$612
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$136$317
Total costs$996$1,616$2,429
Value after costs$9,504$9,960$10,334
Impact on return, per year9.96%5.13%4.34%

CTVAX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 1.1919%
  • Total broker commissions: $115K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $651K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 225%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.1M
  • Net income from securities lending: $9K (0.095% of average net assets)

CTVAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Jones Trading$105K91.60%
Goldman Sachs$9K7.96%
Mischler Financial Group$4970.43%

CTVAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Jones Trading$497K76.33%
US Bancorp$154K23.67%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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