FKLZX Fees and Costs — Franklin K2 Long Short Credit Fund, Advisor Class

Data updated: 2023-04-25

The net expense ratio is 1.84%: a 1.50% management fee plus 0.84% other expenses, less a 0.51% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $23K in broker commissions, 0.0225% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 169%.

FKLZX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FKLZX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.50%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.84%
Gross expense ratio2.35%
Fee waiver−0.51%
Net expense ratio1.84%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

FKLZX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FKLZX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,145 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.96% 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 1.84%)$193$597$1,027
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$7$13
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$30$106
Total costs$196$635$1,145
Value after costs$10,304$10,941$11,618
Impact on return, per year1.96%1.96%1.96%

FKLZX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0225%
  • Total broker commissions: $23K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 169%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FKLZX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$4K22.64%
JEFFERIES LLC$2K12.14%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$2K11.85%
PIPER SANDLER & CO.$2K10.33%
UBS Securities LLC$2K10.32%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$2K9.77%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$1K6.61%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$9986.19%
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$8465.25%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$7914.91%

FKLZX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$519.6M51.20%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC.$237.7M23.42%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$71.5M7.05%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$41.6M4.10%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$27.1M2.67%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$26.2M2.58%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$24.3M2.39%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$23.3M2.30%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$23.1M2.27%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$20.5M2.02%

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.