HFXJ Fees and Costs — IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE Japan ETF

Data updated: 2020-09-28

The net expense ratio is 0.30%: a 0.45% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses, less a 0.16% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $548 in broker commissions, 0.0099% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 7%.

HFXJ Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.45%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio0.46%
Fee waiver−0.16%
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

HFXJ Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HFXJ, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $197 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.33% 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$6
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$5$18
Total costs$33$107$197
Value after costs$10,467$11,469$12,566
Impact on return, per year0.33%0.33%0.33%

HFXJ 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): 0.0099%
  • Total broker commissions: $548
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $11.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 7%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $534K
  • Net income from securities lending: $626 (0.011% of average net assets)

HFXJ Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$20437.28%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$17932.74%
INSTINET, LLC$16429.98%

HFXJ Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
UBS SECURITIES LLC$6.9M58.05%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$5.0M41.95%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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