TOPTX Fees and Costs — Tortoise Energy Evolution Fund, A Class

Data updated: 2021-02-10

The net expense ratio is 1.35%: a 0.85% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 1.31% other expenses, less a 1.06% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2020 the fund paid $10K in broker commissions, 0.0931% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 124%.

TOPTX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TOPTX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.85%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses1.31%
Gross expense ratio2.41%
Fee waiver−1.06%
Net expense ratio1.35%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
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

TOPTX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in TOPTX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,547 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.68% 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$550$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.35%)$134$416$718
Trading costs (broker commissions)$9$29$50
Lost growth on money paid in costs$27$109$230
Total costs$721$1,103$1,547
Value after costs$9,779$10,473$11,215
Impact on return, per year7.21%3.45%2.68%

TOPTX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2020.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0931%
  • Total broker commissions: $10K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 124%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

TOPTX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$4K43.44%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$2K21.94%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$8848.66%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$6816.67%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$6816.67%
PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.$6496.35%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$4063.98%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$920.90%
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC$790.77%
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED$630.62%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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