MXOAX Fees and Costs — Empower Ariel Mid Cap Value Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2025-03-14

The net expense ratio is 0.70%: a 0.67% management fee plus 0.11% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $28K in broker commissions, 0.0248% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 20%.

MXOAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MXOAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.67%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.11%
Gross expense ratio0.78%
Fee waiver−0.08%
Net expense ratio0.70%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

MXOAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in MXOAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $456 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.76% 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 0.70%)$74$230$400
Trading costs (broker commissions)$3$8$14
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$12$42
Total costs$76$250$456
Value after costs$10,424$11,326$12,307
Impact on return, per year0.76%0.76%0.76%

MXOAX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0248%
  • Total broker commissions: $28K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $837K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 20%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $2.1M
  • Net income from securities lending: $59K (0.052% of average net assets)

MXOAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET, LLC$3K15.04%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.$3K13.12%
JEFFERIES LLC$2K11.76%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$2K11.23%
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED$2K11.00%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$2K9.83%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2K9.61%
CRAIG-HALLUM CAPITAL GROUP LLC$2K7.46%
BANK OF MONTREAL$1K5.65%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$1K5.31%

MXOAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET, LLC$86K13.99%
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.$83K13.52%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$72K11.69%
JEFFERIES LLC$68K11.19%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$68K11.19%
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED$68K11.08%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$59K9.58%
CRAIG-HALLUM CAPITAL GROUP LLC$40K6.46%
BANK OF MONTREAL$38K6.22%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$31K5.10%

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.