HNVIX Fees and Costs — Heartland Value Plus Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2026-08-21

The net expense ratio is 0.99%: a 0.70% management fee plus 0.29% other expenses. This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $433K in broker commissions, 0.1536% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 67%.

HNVIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HNVIX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.70%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.29%
Gross expense ratio0.99%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.99%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

HNVIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HNVIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $713 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.20% 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 0.99%)$104$324$561
Trading costs (broker commissions)$16$50$87
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$19$65
Total costs$120$393$713
Value after costs$10,380$11,184$12,050
Impact on return, per year1.20%1.20%1.20%

HNVIX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1536%
  • Total broker commissions: $433K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 67%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

HNVIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
COWEN PRIME SERVICES LLC$218K50.70%
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.$98K22.78%
LIQUIDNET, INC.$27K6.31%
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED$27K6.28%
CONVERGEX PRIME SERVICES LLC$22K5.04%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$12K2.80%
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.$10K2.43%
STEPHENS$8K1.79%
PIPER SANDLER & CO.$4K1.04%
BIDS TRADING L.P.$4K0.83%

Heartland Value Plus Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
HNVIXInstitutional Class0.99%none
HRVIXInvestor Class1.22%none

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.