UAV Fees and Costs — AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF

Data updated: 2023-05-22

The net expense ratio is 0.99%: a 0.64% management fee plus 46.51% other expenses, less a 46.16% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $234 in broker commissions, 0.0384% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.

UAV Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of UAV. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.64%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses46.51%
Gross expense ratio47.15%
Fee waiver−46.16%
Net expense ratio0.99%
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

UAV Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in UAV, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $643 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.08% 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 0.99%)$104$324$562
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$13$22
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$17$59
Total costs$108$353$643
Value after costs$10,392$11,223$12,120
Impact on return, per year1.08%1.08%1.08%

UAV Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0384%
  • Total broker commissions: $234
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $590K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $34K
  • Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.329% of average net assets)

UAV Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$234100.00%

UAV Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$590K100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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