HFXE Fees and Costs — IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE Europe ETF

Data updated: 2020-09-28

The net expense ratio is 0.30%: a 0.45% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses, less a 0.17% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $770 in broker commissions, 0.0088% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 10%.

HFXE Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HFXE. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.45%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.02%
Gross expense ratio0.47%
Fee waiver−0.17%
Net expense ratio0.30%
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

HFXE Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HFXE, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $196 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.32% 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 0.30%)$32$99$173
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$3$5
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$5$18
Total costs$32$107$196
Value after costs$10,468$11,469$12,567
Impact on return, per year0.32%0.32%0.32%

HFXE Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0088%
  • Total broker commissions: $770
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $246
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 10%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $457K
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.027% of average net assets)

HFXE Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET, LLC$55872.49%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$17022.09%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$425.42%

HFXE Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC$246100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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