GLBNX Fees and Costs — Great Lakes Bond Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2021-08-26

The net expense ratio is 0.60%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0045% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 87%.

GLBNX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GLBNX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.40%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses0.17%
Gross expense ratio0.60%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.60%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

GLBNX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GLBNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $381 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.63% 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 0.60%)$63$197$344
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$10$35
Total costs$63$209$381
Value after costs$10,437$11,368$12,382
Impact on return, per year0.63%0.63%0.63%

GLBNX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0045%
  • Total broker commissions: $4K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $179.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 87%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

GLBNX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Wolverine Execution Services, LLC$3K75.05%
Instinet LLC$1K24.95%

GLBNX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$45.1M28.71%
CLEARVIEW TRADING ADVISORS, INC.$25.2M16.01%
MESIROW FINANCIAL, INC.$19.5M12.41%
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP.$13.0M8.26%
FTB ADVISORS, INC.$11.2M7.14%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$10.4M6.63%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$9.0M5.73%
MARKETAXESS CORPORATION$8.7M5.54%
BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$8.7M5.51%
TD SECURITIES, LLC$6.4M4.06%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.