DGASX Fees and Costs — Destra Granahan Small Cap Advantage Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2024-12-10

The net expense ratio is 1.75%: a 0.95% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.65% other expenses, less a 1.10% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.50%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $16K in broker commissions, 0.1163% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 60%.

DGASX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DGASX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.95%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.65%
Gross expense ratio2.85%
Fee waiver−1.10%
Net expense ratio1.75%
Sales charges
Max front load4.50%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

DGASX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in DGASX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,670 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.90% 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$450$450$450
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.75%)$175$543$932
Trading costs (broker commissions)$12$36$62
Lost growth on money paid in costs$23$100$226
Total costs$660$1,128$1,670
Value after costs$9,840$10,448$11,093
Impact on return, per year6.60%3.53%2.90%

DGASX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1163%
  • Total broker commissions: $16K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $77K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 60%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

DGASX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$3K23.08%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$2K14.72%
JEFFERIES LLC$1K11.99%
LIQUIDNET, INC.$1K11.59%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$1K9.84%
DASH FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC$1K9.66%
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.$7316.24%
ITG INC.$5754.91%
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC$4924.20%
WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY L.L.C.$4423.77%

DGASX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
RAYMOND JAMES$47K61.49%
GOLDMAN SACHS$17K22.25%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO$12K16.26%

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.