SACOX Fees and Costs — Spirit of America Income and Opportunity Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2023-03-15

The net expense ratio is 2.01%: a 0.65% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.50% other expenses, less a 0.15% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $317 in broker commissions, 0.0014% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 7%.

SACOX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SACOX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.65%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.50%
Gross expense ratio2.16%
Fee waiver−0.15%
Net expense ratio2.01%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

SACOX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SACOX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,233 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.11% 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
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.01%)$211$652$1,118
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$33$114
Total costs$314$685$1,233
Value after costs$10,186$10,892$11,530
Impact on return, per year3.14%2.11%2.11%

SACOX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0014%
  • Total broker commissions: $317
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.1M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 7%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

SACOX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JONES TRADING$8652.04%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS$7947.96%

SACOX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
LPS FINANCIAL$956K45.60%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS$891K42.48%
Wells Fargo Securities LLC$250K11.93%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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