HGDCX Fees and Costs — AAM/HIMCO Global Enhanced Dividend Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2021-05-26

The net expense ratio is 2.76%: a 0.90% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 1.03% other expenses, less a 0.17% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $30K in broker commissions, 0.0633% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 43%.

HGDCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HGDCX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses1.03%
Gross expense ratio2.93%
Fee waiver−0.17%
Net expense ratio2.76%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

HGDCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HGDCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,703 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.96% 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
Sales charges$102$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.76%)$290$887$1,509
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$20$35
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$46$159
Total costs$398$953$1,703
Value after costs$10,102$10,623$11,060
Impact on return, per year3.98%2.96%2.96%

HGDCX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0633%
  • Total broker commissions: $30K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $16.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 43%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

HGDCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$19K62.01%
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC$9K29.11%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$3K8.88%

HGDCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$9.2M56.37%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$3.6M22.09%
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC$2.2M13.29%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$911K5.60%
BANCO DO BRASIL SECURITIES LLC$384K2.36%
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.$24K0.15%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$21K0.13%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$540.00%

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.