SPRNX Fees and Costs — Sprucegrove International Equity Fund, Institutional Class Shares

Data updated: 2025-05-28

The net expense ratio is 0.60%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $119K in broker commissions, 0.0859% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 14%.

SPRNX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SPRNX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses0.32%
Gross expense ratio—
Fee waiver−0.22%
Net expense ratio0.60%
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

SPRNX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SPRNX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $432 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.72% 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 0.60%)$63$197$343
Trading costs (broker commissions)$9$28$49
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$11$39
Total costs$72$237$432
Value after costs$10,428$11,340$12,331
Impact on return, per year0.72%0.72%0.72%

SPRNX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0859%
  • Total broker commissions: $119K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

SPRNX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET$29K28.49%
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.$23K22.69%
SOCIETE GENERALE$10K9.76%
DAIWA SECURITIES AMERICA, I$9K9.28%
BERENBERG$7K7.12%
CITIGROUP$5K5.16%
PEEL HUNT INCORPORATED$5K4.84%
MACQUARIE EQUITIES (USA) IN$5K4.62%
DBS VICKERS$4K4.20%
ICICI$4K3.84%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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