CUBS Fees and Costs — Asian Growth Cubs ETF

Data updated: 2023-09-27

The net expense ratio is 0.99% (1.11% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $20K in broker commissions, 0.1892% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 38%.

CUBS Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CUBS. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.99%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio1.11%
Fee waiver−0.12%
Net expense ratio0.99%
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

CUBS Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CUBS, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $735 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.24% 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 0.99%)$104$324$560
Trading costs (broker commissions)$20$62$107
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$19$68
Total costs$124$405$735
Value after costs$10,376$11,172$12,028
Impact on return, per year1.24%1.24%1.24%

CUBS 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): 0.1892%
  • Total broker commissions: $20K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $220K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 38%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

CUBS Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Financial Brokerage Group$14K67.02%
BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Ltd.$4K22.03%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$8804.36%
CLSA SECURITIES MALAYSIA SDN. BHD$5072.51%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$5042.50%
STANDARD CHARTERED SECURITIES NORTH AMERICA LLC$3151.56%
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.$50.02%

CUBS Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$124K56.37%
Financial Brokerage Group$96K43.63%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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