FCAIX Fees and Costs — Fiera Capital Diversified Alternatives Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2020-09-25

The net expense ratio is 2.86% (3.24% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $98K in broker commissions, 0.1965% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 259%.

FCAIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FCAIX. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.75%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.38%
Gross expense ratio3.24%
Fee waiver−0.38%
Net expense ratio2.86%
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

FCAIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FCAIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,835 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.21% 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 2.86%)$300$917$1,556
Trading costs (broker commissions)$21$63$107
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$49$172
Total costs$321$1,029$1,835
Value after costs$10,179$10,547$10,928
Impact on return, per year3.21%3.21%3.21%

FCAIX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1965%
  • Total broker commissions: $98K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.3M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 259%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FCAIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Morgan Stanley & Co, Inc$60K61.52%
ITG$13K13.18%
UBS Securities$12K12.39%
Goldman, Sachs & Co.$4K3.72%
Citigroup Global Markets$3K3.51%
Instinet$2K2.54%
Macquarie Equities Inc.$2K2.33%
Brockhouse & Cooper Inc.$4130.43%
Weeden & Company$3500.36%
Jefferies LLC$200.02%

FCAIX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Loop Capital Markets Inc.$1.0M43.81%
Goldman, Sachs & Co.$880K38.56%
ITGI$235K10.30%
Wells Fargo Securities$130K5.68%
Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.$38K1.65%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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