IRHAX Fees and Costs — Rational Iron Horse Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2020-08-25

The net expense ratio is 1.97%: a 1.25% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.36% other expenses, less a 0.90% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $16K in broker commissions, 0.2144% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 77%.

IRHAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of IRHAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.25%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.36%
Gross expense ratio2.87%
Fee waiver−0.90%
Net expense ratio1.97%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
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

IRHAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in IRHAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,992 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.50% 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
Sales charges$575$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.97%)$195$601$1,029
Trading costs (broker commissions)$21$65$112
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$124$276
Total costs$820$1,365$1,992
Value after costs$9,680$10,211$10,771
Impact on return, per year8.20%4.30%3.50%

IRHAX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2144%
  • Total broker commissions: $16K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $366K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 77%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

IRHAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON$16K99.69%
NORTHERN TRUST$480.31%

IRHAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON$186K50.91%
NORTHERN TRUST$180K49.09%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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