SDAG Fees and Costs — IQ Short Duration Enhanced Core Bond U.S. ETF

Data updated: 2020-09-28

The net expense ratio is 0.29% (0.32% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $6K in broker commissions, 0.0868% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 78%.

SDAG Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SDAG. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.20%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.03%
Gross expense ratio0.32%
Fee waiver−0.03%
Net expense ratio0.29%
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 recoupmentNo

SDAG Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SDAG, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $239 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.40% 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 0.29%)$30$96$167
Trading costs (broker commissions)$9$29$50
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$6$22
Total costs$40$130$239
Value after costs$10,460$11,446$12,524
Impact on return, per year0.40%0.40%0.40%

SDAG Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0868%
  • Total broker commissions: $6K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $38.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 78%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $57K
  • Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.035% of average net assets)

SDAG Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$2K31.63%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2K30.43%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$1K15.53%
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.$5398.36%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$2413.74%
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated$2203.41%
VIRTU FINANCIAL BD LLC$1762.73%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$1322.05%
WallachBeth Capital LLC$711.10%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$651.01%

SDAG Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$23.0M59.10%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$11.6M29.73%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$4.3M11.16%

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.