TEGS Fees and Costs — Trend Aggregation ESG ETF

Data updated: 2022-02-28

The net expense ratio is 1.43% (2.24% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $113K in broker commissions, 0.6851% of average net assets.

TEGS Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TEGS. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.72%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses1.09%
Gross expense ratio2.24%
Fee waiver−0.81%
Net expense ratio1.43%
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

TEGS Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in TEGS, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,294 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.22% 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 1.43%)$150$463$794
Trading costs (broker commissions)$72$222$380
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$34$120
Total costs$222$719$1,294
Value after costs$10,278$10,857$11,469
Impact on return, per year2.22%2.22%2.22%

TEGS 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): 0.6851%
  • Total broker commissions: $113K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $20.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): —
  • Securities lending: none during the year

TEGS Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC$18K16.73%
CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES$14K12.98%
R.W.PRESSPRICH & CO.$13K12.15%
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.$12K11.76%
WALLACHBETH CAPITAL LLC$12K10.99%
WEEDEN & CO.$11K10.78%
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC$11K10.17%
WEDBUSH SECURITIES$6K5.22%
TRADE STATION$5K4.63%
BTIG, LLC.$5K4.59%

TEGS Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$16.3M80.71%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$3.3M16.47%
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC$331K1.64%
R.W.PRESSPRICH & CO.$123K0.61%
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.$115K0.57%

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.