SEVAX Fees and Costs — Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2024-12-13

The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.20% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.75%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $247K in broker commissions, 0.0661% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.

SEVAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SEVAX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.20%
Gross expense ratio1.20%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio1.15%
Sales charges
Max front load4.75%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

SEVAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SEVAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,328 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.28% 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$475$475$475
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.15%)$115$358$620
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$21$36
Lost growth on money paid in costs$24$94$198
Total costs$620$947$1,328
Value after costs$9,880$10,629$11,435
Impact on return, per year6.20%2.95%2.28%

SEVAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0661%
  • Total broker commissions: $247K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

SEVAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$38K16.87%
STEPHENS INC.$32K14.27%
JEFFERIES LLC$30K13.54%
COWEN AND COMPANY$27K11.84%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.$23K10.07%
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.$22K9.83%
Piper Sandler & Co.$16K7.18%
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED$15K6.87%
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC$12K5.51%
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated$9K4.02%

SEVAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Tender Offer$4.8M100.00%

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.