HSFIX Fees and Costs — HSBC Frontier Markets Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2020-03-19

The net expense ratio is 1.50%: a 1.25% management fee plus 6.32% other expenses, less a 6.07% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $30K in broker commissions, 0.2956% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 55%.

HSFIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HSFIX. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.25%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses6.32%
Gross expense ratio7.57%
Fee waiver−6.07%
Net expense ratio1.50%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

HSFIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HSFIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,105 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.89% 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 1.50%)$158$487$838
Trading costs (broker commissions)$31$96$165
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$29$102
Total costs$189$612$1,105
Value after costs$10,311$10,964$11,657
Impact on return, per year1.89%1.89%1.89%

HSFIX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2956%
  • Total broker commissions: $30K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $814K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 55%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

HSFIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
EFG HERMES HOLDING SAE$12K43.01%
STANDARD CHARTERED SECURITIES$3K13.03%
RENAISSANCE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.$3K12.55%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$2K8.92%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$2K6.98%
MAYBANK KIM ENG SECURITIES USA INC.$2K5.63%
CLSA AMERICAS, LLC$9223.44%
ITG INC.$6532.44%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$5702.13%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$5001.87%

HSFIX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$718K88.20%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$60K7.34%
EFG HERMES HOLDING SAE$13K1.65%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$12K1.50%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$11K1.31%

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.