HCEGX Fees and Costs — The U.S. Equity Portfolio

Data updated: 2026-09-10

The net expense ratio is 0.16%: a 0.07% management fee plus 0.09% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $17K in broker commissions, 0.0009% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 5%.

HCEGX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HCEGX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.07%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses0.09%
Gross expense ratio0.16%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.16%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

HCEGX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HCEGX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $102 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.17% 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 0.16%)$17$53$93
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$3$9
Total costs$17$56$102
Value after costs$10,483$11,520$12,660
Impact on return, per year0.17%0.17%0.17%

HCEGX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0009%
  • Total broker commissions: $17K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $307.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 5%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $162K
  • Net income from securities lending: $5K (0.000% of average net assets)

HCEGX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Pershing LLC$8K44.80%
Cowen and Company, LLC$4K22.11%
Jane Street Capital, LLC$3K16.50%
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.$2K10.15%
UBS Securities LLC$1K6.38%
Instinet, LLC$110.06%

HCEGX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Global Markets, LLC$307.4M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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