GLCN Fees and Costs — VanEck China Growth Leaders ETF

Data updated: 2023-08-16

The net expense ratio is 0.60%: a 0.50% management fee plus 0.66% other expenses, less a 0.56% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $54K in broker commissions, 0.2922% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 73%.

GLCN Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of GLCN. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses0.66%
Gross expense ratio1.16%
Fee waiver−0.56%
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 yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

GLCN Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in GLCN, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $559 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.94% 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$342
Trading costs (broker commissions)$31$96$166
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$14$51
Total costs$94$307$559
Value after costs$10,406$11,269$12,204
Impact on return, per year0.94%0.94%0.94%

GLCN Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2922%
  • Total broker commissions: $54K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $882K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 73%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $362K
  • Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.015% of average net assets)

GLCN Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.$48K88.52%
UBS Securities LLC$3K4.98%
BofA Securities, Inc.$2K3.50%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$1K1.99%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$2610.48%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1880.35%
CICC US Securities, Inc.$950.18%

GLCN Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$456K51.68%
Jane Street Capital, LLC$426K48.32%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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