GINNX Fees and Costs — Guinness Atkinson Global Innovators Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.00%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.43% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $22K in broker commissions, 0.0111% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 16%.
GINNX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GINNX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.43% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.08% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.00% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
GINNX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in GINNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $632 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.06% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.00%) | $105 | $328 | $568 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $58 |
| Total costs | $106 | $348 | $632 |
| Value after costs | $10,394 | $11,229 | $12,131 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
GINNX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0111%
- Total broker commissions: $22K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 16%
- Securities lending: none during the year
GINNX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | $7K | 32.75% |
| BTIG | $4K | 19.19% |
| Berenberg | $2K | 11.25% |
| BMO Capital Markets Limited | $2K | 9.99% |
| Bernstein | $2K | 8.48% |
| Goldman Sachs | $1K | 6.29% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $752 | 3.67% |
| CLSA Limited | $698 | 3.41% |
| JP Morgan | $534 | 2.61% |
| UBS | $485 | 2.37% |
Guinness Atkinson Global Innovators Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| GINNX | Institutional Class | 1.00% | — |
| IWIRX | Investor Class | 1.24% | — |
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.