TFAEX Fees and Costs — Tactical Growth Allocation Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2021-08-26

The net expense ratio is 2.36% (2.45% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $164K in broker commissions, 0.3379% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 1549%.

TFAEX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TFAEX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2021.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.30%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.74%
Gross expense ratio2.45%
Fee waiver−0.09%
Net expense ratio2.36%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

TFAEX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in TFAEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,631 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.83% 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 2.36%)$248$760$1,294
Trading costs (broker commissions)$35$109$185
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$44$152
Total costs$283$912$1,631
Value after costs$10,217$10,664$11,132
Impact on return, per year2.83%2.83%2.83%

TFAEX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.3379%
  • Total broker commissions: $164K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 1549%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

TFAEX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
WallachBeth Capital, LLC$30K20.25%
CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, INC.$22K14.59%
JONESTRADING$22K14.55%
Wall Street Access$18K12.42%
Piper Sandler & Co.$15K9.90%
NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC$11K7.34%
Mischler Financial Group, Inc.$10K7.04%
Interactive Brokers, LLC$9K6.12%
Tradestation Securities, Inc.$8K5.58%
R.W.PRESSPRICH & CO.$3K2.22%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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