ICLEX Fees and Costs — ICON Consumer Staples Fund, Class S

Data updated: 2020-08-27

The net expense ratio is 1.50%: a 1.00% management fee plus 1.25% other expenses, less a 0.75% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $26K in broker commissions, 0.2981% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 192%.

ICLEX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ICLEX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.25%
Gross expense ratio2.25%
Fee waiver−0.75%
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

ICLEX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ICLEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,107 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$97$167
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$29$102
Total costs$189$613$1,107
Value after costs$10,311$10,963$11,656
Impact on return, per year1.89%1.89%1.89%

ICLEX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2981%
  • Total broker commissions: $26K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 192%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $907K
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.020% of average net assets)

ICLEX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Steven M Ferretti$9K34.06%
Bloomberg Tradebook LLC$7K27.83%
The Benchmark Company LLC$6K21.46%
RBC Capital Markets LLC$3K11.06%
MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.$4241.60%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.$4041.53%
Weeden & Co.$3501.32%
Capital Institutional Services Inc.$1920.72%
Morgan Stanley & Co LLC$1080.41%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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