GAKIX Fees and Costs — AXS Merger Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2024-12-12

The net expense ratio is 1.88%: a 1.25% management fee plus 1.14% other expenses, less a 0.51% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $15K in broker commissions, 0.0666% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 303%.

GAKIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GAKIX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.25%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.14%
Gross expense ratio2.39%
Fee waiver−0.51%
Net expense ratio1.88%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee1.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

GAKIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GAKIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,195 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.04% 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 1.88%)$197$610$1,047
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$22$37
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$31$111
Total costs$204$663$1,195
Value after costs$10,296$10,913$11,568
Impact on return, per year2.04%2.04%2.04%

GAKIX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0666%
  • Total broker commissions: $15K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 303%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

GAKIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
ALLIANCE GLOBAL PART$8K52.69%
SEAPORT GLOBAL SECURITIES LLC$5K34.43%
ROTHSCHILD & CO US INC.$1K8.36%
FBN Securities, Inc$4412.93%
BTIG, LLC$2401.59%

GAKIX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
ALLIANCE GLOBAL PART$4K88.83%
SEAPORT GLOBAL SECURITIES LLC$47411.17%

AXS Merger Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
GAKIXClass I1.88%none
GAKAXInvestor Class2.13%none

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.