PPEM Fees and Costs — PortfolioPlus Emerging Markets ETF

Data updated: 2020-09-25

The net expense ratio is 0.58% (0.63% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $80 in broker commissions, 0.0009% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 33%.

PPEM Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PPEM. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.45%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.05%
Gross expense ratio0.63%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio0.58%
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

PPEM Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in PPEM, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $366 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.61% 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 0.58%)$61$191$332
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$9$33
Total costs$61$201$366
Value after costs$10,439$11,376$12,396
Impact on return, per year0.61%0.61%0.61%

PPEM Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0009%
  • Total broker commissions: $80
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 33%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $2.0M
  • Net income from securities lending: $71K (0.793% of average net assets)

PPEM Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Citibank, National Association$80100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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