HFLGX Fees and Costs — Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, Investor Class
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 1.29%: a 0.74% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.40% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $49K in broker commissions, 0.0366% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 46%.
HFLGX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HFLGX. Prospectus, as of March 2, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.74% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.40% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.29% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.29% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
HFLGX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in HFLGX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $824 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.39% 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 1.29%) | $135 | $421 | $728 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $21 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $21 | $76 |
| Total costs | $139 | $455 | $824 |
| Value after costs | $10,361 | $11,122 | $11,938 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.39% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
HFLGX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0366%
- Total broker commissions: $49K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 46%
- Securities lending: none during the year
HFLGX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $39K | 79.16% |
| Jefferies LLC | $7K | 13.20% |
| Pershing, LLC | $2K | 4.32% |
| ITG, Inc. | $856 | 1.73% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $784 | 1.59% |
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILGX | Institutional Class | 1.00% | — |
| HFLGX | Investor Class | 1.29% | — |
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.