FIUTX Fees and Costs — Delaware Equity Income Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2023-02-27

The net expense ratio is 1.02%: a 0.65% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.22% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $55K in broker commissions, 0.0197% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 23%.

FIUTX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FIUTX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.65%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.22%
Gross expense ratio1.12%
Fee waiver−0.10%
Net expense ratio1.02%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

FIUTX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FIUTX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,346 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.32% 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$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.02%)$101$315$546
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$11
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$107$215
Total costs$707$1,002$1,346
Value after costs$9,793$10,574$11,416
Impact on return, per year7.07%3.12%2.32%

FIUTX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0197%
  • Total broker commissions: $55K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 23%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FIUTX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$8K17.54%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$7K15.70%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$6K12.06%
MIZUHO SECURITIES (USA) INC.$5K10.63%
BTIG, LLC$4K9.01%
JEFFERIES LLC$4K8.21%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$4K7.62%
UBS Securities LLC$4K7.59%
MKM PARTNERS LLC$3K5.89%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$3K5.76%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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