JSIGX Fees and Costs — Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2026-10-14

The net expense ratio is 2.96%: a 0.80% management fee plus 2.96% other expenses, less a 0.80% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $33K in broker commissions, 0.4714% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 58%.

JSIGX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of JSIGX. Prospectus, as of January 5, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses2.96%
Gross expense ratio3.76%
Fee waiver−0.80%
Net expense ratio2.96%
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

JSIGX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in JSIGX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,045 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.60% 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 2.96%)$311$945$1,598
Trading costs (broker commissions)$49$151$254
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$55$192
Total costs$360$1,151$2,045
Value after costs$10,140$10,425$10,718
Impact on return, per year3.60%3.60%3.60%

JSIGX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.4714%
  • Total broker commissions: $33K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 58%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $436K
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.034% of average net assets)

JSIGX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Cowen and Company, LLC$30K89.73%
CRAIG-HALLUM CAPITAL GROUP LLC$9212.78%
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$8352.52%
LAKE STREET CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC.$5581.68%
Wedbush Securities, Inc.$3931.19%
The Benchmark Company, LLC.$2910.88%
ISI Financial Group, Inc.$1350.41%
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC$1050.32%
B. Riley Securities, Inc.$900.27%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$740.22%

Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
JSIGXInstitutional Class2.96%none
JSCGXInvestor Class3.22%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.