MDNRX Fees and Costs — MainStay Defensive ETF Allocation Fund, Class R3

Data updated: 2024-03-25

The net expense ratio is 1.29% (2.49% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $5K in broker commissions, 0.0533% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 64%.

MDNRX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MDNRX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.20%
12b-1 fee0.50%
Other expenses1.65%
Gross expense ratio2.49%
Fee waiver−1.20%
Net expense ratio1.29%
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 recoupmentNo

MDNRX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MDNRX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $834 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.41% 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 1.29%)$135$421$728
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$17$30
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$22$77
Total costs$141$460$834
Value after costs$10,359$11,116$11,928
Impact on return, per year1.41%1.41%1.41%

MDNRX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0533%
  • Total broker commissions: $5K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $14.3M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 64%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $2.0M
  • Net income from securities lending: $40K (0.398% of average net assets)

MDNRX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Virtu Americas LLC$3K62.75%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$2K36.46%
Instinet, LLC$340.64%
Jefferies LLC$80.15%

MDNRX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$10.8M75.46%
Citadel Securities LLC$1.5M10.72%
Virtu Americas LLC$1.3M9.00%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$437K3.06%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$252K1.76%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$5470.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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