MMSQX Fees and Costs — MProved Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2020-08-26

The net expense ratio is 2.85%: a 1.50% management fee plus 3.78% other expenses, less a 2.44% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0169% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 109%.

MMSQX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.50%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses3.78%
Gross expense ratio5.29%
Fee waiver−2.44%
Net expense ratio2.85%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

MMSQX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MMSQX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,728 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.01% 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 2.85%)$299$916$1,557
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$9
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$46$161
Total costs$301$967$1,728
Value after costs$10,199$10,609$11,035
Impact on return, per year3.01%3.01%3.01%

MMSQX 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): 0.0169%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $154.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 109%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

MMSQX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$2K85.71%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$38814.29%

MMSQX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.$82.7M60.43%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$16.6M12.15%
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP.$7.9M5.75%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$6.3M4.61%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$5.7M4.13%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$5.3M3.85%
BNP PARIBAS PRIME BROKERAGE, INC.$4.1M3.02%
PERSHING LLC$2.8M2.07%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$2.8M2.07%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$2.6M1.91%

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.