CYA Fees and Costs — Simplify Tail Risk Strategy ETF

Data updated: 2024-02-28

The net expense ratio is 0.84% (1.09% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $265K in broker commissions, 0.5894% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 68%.

CYA Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio1.09%
Fee waiver−0.25%
Net expense ratio0.84%
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 recoupmentYes

CYA Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CYA, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $886 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.50% 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 0.84%)$88$274$473
Trading costs (broker commissions)$62$192$332
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$23$82
Total costs$150$489$886
Value after costs$10,350$11,087$11,876
Impact on return, per year1.50%1.50%1.50%

CYA Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.5894%
  • Total broker commissions: $265K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $147.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 68%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

CYA Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INTERACTIVE BROKERS, LLC$164K61.75%
STONEX FINANCIAL INC.$91K34.32%
UBS Securities LLC$8K3.15%
Wolverine Execution Services LLC$1K0.38%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$8310.31%
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.$2300.09%

CYA Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$39.7M26.92%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$35.5M24.06%
Wolverine Execution Services, LLC$32.3M21.88%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$16.7M11.33%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$13.0M8.83%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$8.6M5.82%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$1.3M0.86%
INTERACTIVE BROKERS, LLC$451K0.31%

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.