RHJSX Fees and Costs — Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2026-01-14

The net expense ratio is 1.25%: a 0.75% management fee plus 1.90% other expenses, less a 1.40% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $38K in broker commissions, 0.2361% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 35%.

RHJSX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of RHJSX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses1.90%
Gross expense ratio2.65%
Fee waiver−1.40%
Net expense ratio1.25%
Sales charges
Max front load—
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

RHJSX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in RHJSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $921 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.56% 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 1.25%)$131$407$703
Trading costs (broker commissions)$25$77$133
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$24$85
Total costs$156$508$921
Value after costs$10,344$11,068$11,842
Impact on return, per year1.56%1.56%1.56%

RHJSX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2361%
  • Total broker commissions: $38K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 35%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

RHJSX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Cowen$7K22.56%
Virtu Financial LLC$5K15.53%
William Blair and Co.$4K13.86%
Needham and Co.$3K8.57%
Morgan Stanley & Co.$2K7.79%
Stonex Group$2K7.54%
Stifel Nicolaus & Co,$2K7.38%
Craig Hallum$2K6.53%
Jefferies LLC$2K6.04%
B Riley and Co.$1K4.19%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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