TACE Fees and Costs — Trend Aggregation Conservative ETF

Data updated: 2021-08-30

The net expense ratio is 1.48% (2.37% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $40K in broker commissions, 0.3105% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 938%.

TACE Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TACE. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.00%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.04%
Gross expense ratio2.37%
Fee waiver−0.89%
Net expense ratio1.48%
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 recoupmentYes

TACE Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in TACE, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,102 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.88% 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 1.48%)$155$481$827
Trading costs (broker commissions)$33$101$174
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$29$102
Total costs$188$611$1,102
Value after costs$10,312$10,965$11,660
Impact on return, per year1.88%1.88%1.88%

TACE Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.3105%
  • Total broker commissions: $40K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $19.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 938%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

TACE Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.$20K50.23%
JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC$5K13.03%
CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES$3K8.88%
JEFFERIES LLC$2K6.06%
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC$2K4.95%
WEEDEN & CO.$2K4.92%
WEDBUSH SECURITIES$2K4.53%
WORLD EQUITY GROUP$1K2.72%
BTIG, LLC.$1K2.59%
WALLACHBETH CAPITAL LLC$8122.08%

TACE Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$19.8M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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