HSIEX Fees and Costs — Hussman Strategic International Fund

Data updated: 2023-05-26

The net expense ratio is 2.01%: a 0.95% management fee plus 2.40% other expenses, less a 1.35% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $16K in broker commissions, 0.1115% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 48%.

HSIEX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of HSIEX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.95%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses2.40%
Gross expense ratio3.36%
Fee waiver−1.35%
Net expense ratio2.01%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

HSIEX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in HSIEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,298 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.23% 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 2.01%)$211$651$1,115
Trading costs (broker commissions)$12$36$62
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$34$120
Total costs$223$721$1,298
Value after costs$10,277$10,855$11,465
Impact on return, per year2.23%2.23%2.23%

HSIEX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1115%
  • Total broker commissions: $16K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 48%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

HSIEX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J. P. Morgan Securities LLC$15K93.23%
Jefferies LLC$1K6.77%

HSIEX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J. P. Morgan Securities LLC$3K100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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