CURNX Fees and Costs — MainStay Cushing Energy Income Fund, Investor Class

Data updated: 2020-04-29

The net expense ratio is 1.58%: a 0.95% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.89% other expenses, less a 0.51% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $48K in broker commissions, 0.1621% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 34%.

CURNX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.95%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.89%
Gross expense ratio2.09%
Fee waiver−0.51%
Net expense ratio1.58%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

CURNX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CURNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,717 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.99% 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$550$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.58%)$157$485$835
Trading costs (broker commissions)$16$50$86
Lost growth on money paid in costs$27$113$246
Total costs$750$1,199$1,717
Value after costs$9,750$10,378$11,046
Impact on return, per year7.50%3.76%2.99%

CURNX 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

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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