HICSX Fees and Costs — Harbor Convertible Securities Fund, Investor Class
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.05%: a 0.50% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.59% other expenses, less a 0.29% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 160%.
HICSX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HICSX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.59% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.34% |
| Fee waiver | −0.29% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.05% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
HICSX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in HICSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $656 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.10% 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 1.05%) | $110 | $344 | $596 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $110 | $361 | $656 |
| Value after costs | $10,390 | $11,215 | $12,107 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
HICSX 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): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $101.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 160%
- Securities lending: none during the year
HICSX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $25.2M | 24.90% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $17.4M | 17.16% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16.5M | 16.25% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $14.7M | 14.54% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $14.1M | 13.93% |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | $7.1M | 7.01% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $6.1M | 5.99% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $230K | 0.23% |
Harbor Convertible Securities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| HNCVX | Retirement Class | 0.63% | — |
| HACSX | Institutional Class | 0.71% | — |
| HRCSX | Administrative Class | 0.96% | — |
| HICSX | Investor Class | 1.05% | — |
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.