CURCX Fees and Costs — MainStay Cushing Energy Income Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2020-04-29

The net expense ratio is 2.34%: a 0.95% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.90% other expenses, less a 0.51% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $48K in broker commissions, 0.1621% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 34%.

CURCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CURCX. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.95%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.90%
Gross expense ratio2.85%
Fee waiver−0.51%
Net expense ratio2.34%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

CURCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CURCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,519 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.63% 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$102$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.34%)$246$755$1,288
Trading costs (broker commissions)$17$52$89
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$40$141
Total costs$365$847$1,519
Value after costs$10,135$10,729$11,244
Impact on return, per year3.65%2.63%2.63%

CURCX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1621%
  • Total broker commissions: $48K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 34%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

CURCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
PICKERING ENERGY PARTNERS INC.$9K20.18%
R.B.C. DOMINION SECURITIES INC.$8K17.34%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES INC.$8K17.29%
BAYPOINT TRADING LLC/BASS TRADING$5K11.50%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO$4K7.97%
CITIBANK GROUP MARKETS$3K6.71%
USCA SECURITIES LLC, MEMBER FINRA/SIPC$3K5.77%
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.$3K5.45%
WACHOVIA BANK N.A.$2K4.07%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC.$2K3.72%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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