FPIKX Fees and Costs — Delaware Premium Income Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2024-05-28

The net expense ratio is 1.30%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.36% other expenses, less a 0.11% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $52K in broker commissions, 0.1264% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.

FPIKX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FPIKX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.36%
Gross expense ratio1.41%
Fee waiver−0.11%
Net expense ratio1.30%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

FPIKX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FPIKX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,568 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.72% 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$673$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.30%)$129$400$690
Trading costs (broker commissions)$13$39$67
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$112$236
Total costs$842$1,126$1,568
Value after costs$9,658$10,450$11,195
Impact on return, per year8.42%3.52%2.72%

FPIKX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1264%
  • Total broker commissions: $52K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $143K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

FPIKX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP$19K36.61%
DASH FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC$9K16.42%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$7K13.05%
STONEX FINANCIAL INC.$5K8.92%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$4K7.98%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$3K6.00%
EXANE, INC.$2K4.25%
SUSQUEHANNA INVESTMENT GROUP$2K3.85%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$2K2.91%

FPIKX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Dash Financial Technologies LLC$78K54.61%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.$65K45.39%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$00.00%

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.