FWDB Fees and Costs — AdvisorShares North Square McKee ESG Core Bond ETF

Data updated: 2022-09-08

The net expense ratio is 0.47%: a 0.24% management fee plus 1.65% other expenses, less a 1.42% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $7K in broker commissions, 0.1791% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 256%.

FWDB Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FWDB. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.24%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.65%
Gross expense ratio1.89%
Fee waiver−1.42%
Net expense ratio0.47%
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

FWDB Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in FWDB, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $409 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.68% 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 0.47%)$49$155$269
Trading costs (broker commissions)$19$59$103
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$11$37
Total costs$68$224$409
Value after costs$10,432$11,352$12,354
Impact on return, per year0.68%0.68%0.68%

FWDB Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1791%
  • Total broker commissions: $7K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 256%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $205K
  • Net income from securities lending: $1K (0.035% of average net assets)

FWDB Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$7K89.21%
INSTINET, LLC$79310.79%

FWDB Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$1.7M18.24%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$1.6M16.56%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$1.1M11.04%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$952K9.96%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$838K8.77%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$811K8.48%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$731K7.65%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$709K7.41%
STONEX FINANCIAL INC.$658K6.88%
MARKETAXESS CORPORATION$480K5.02%

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.