DEFN Fees and Costs — Emles Protective Allocation ETF

Data updated: 2021-11-26

The net expense ratio is 0.55%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0569% of average net assets.

DEFN Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DEFN. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.55%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.55%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.55%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

DEFN Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DEFN, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $383 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.64% 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 0.55%)$58$181$315
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$19$33
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$10$35
Total costs$64$209$383
Value after costs$10,436$11,367$12,380
Impact on return, per year0.64%0.64%0.64%

DEFN Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0569%
  • Total broker commissions: $4K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): —
  • Securities lending: none during the year

DEFN Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INTL FCSTONE FINANCIAL INC.$3K83.29%
GTS SECURITIES, LLC$60316.71%

DEFN Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
FLOW TRADERS$12.6M91.07%
HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.$1.2M8.90%
INTL FCSTONE FINANCIAL INC.$3K0.02%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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