HDPBX Fees and Costs — Hodges Blue Chip Equity Income Fund, Retail Class

Data updated: 2023-08-29

The net expense ratio is 1.30%: a 0.65% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.64% other expenses, less a 0.24% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 1.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $8K in broker commissions, 0.0305% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 53%.

HDPBX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HDPBX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.65%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.64%
Gross expense ratio1.54%
Fee waiver−0.24%
Net expense ratio1.30%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee1.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

HDPBX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HDPBX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $827 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.40% 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 1.30%)$136$424$733
Trading costs (broker commissions)$3$10$17
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$22$76
Total costs$140$456$827
Value after costs$10,360$11,120$11,936
Impact on return, per year1.40%1.40%1.40%

HDPBX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0305%
  • Total broker commissions: $8K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 53%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

HDPBX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
FIRST DALLAS SECURITIES, INC.$4K50.11%
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP.$4K49.89%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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