CZMSX Fees and Costs — Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-07-29
The net expense ratio is 0.96%: a 0.81% management fee plus 0.24% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $1.2M in broker commissions, 0.0781% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 109%.
CZMSX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CZMSX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.81% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.24% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.05% |
| Fee waiver | −0.09% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.96% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CZMSX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CZMSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $649 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.09% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.96%) | $101 | $314 | $545 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $26 | $44 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $109 | $357 | $649 |
| Value after costs | $10,391 | $11,219 | $12,114 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
CZMSX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0781%
- Total broker commissions: $1.2M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $10.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 109%
- Securities lending: none during the year
CZMSX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | $164K | 21.44% |
| Goldman Sachs | $115K | 15.12% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $105K | 13.77% |
| UBS | $83K | 10.90% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $81K | 10.56% |
| Liquidnet Inc | $49K | 6.46% |
| SG Americas Securities LLC | $49K | 6.45% |
| Jefferies LLC | $41K | 5.40% |
| RBC Capital Markets | $41K | 5.40% |
| Morgan Stanley | $34K | 4.51% |
CZMSX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | $3.9M | 38.33% |
| Goldman Sachs | $2.6M | 24.99% |
| Evercore Group LLC | $1.5M | 14.90% |
| Citi | $1.4M | 13.90% |
| BTIG LLC | $307K | 3.00% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $246K | 2.40% |
| Barclays | $238K | 2.33% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc | $16K | 0.15% |
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.