WASOX Fees and Costs — Walden Small Cap Fund

Data updated: 2020-05-27

The net expense ratio is 1.00%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.30% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $26K in broker commissions, 0.0252% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.

WASOX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WASOX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.30%
Gross expense ratio1.05%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio1.00%
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

WASOX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in WASOX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $641 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 1.00%)$105$328$568
Trading costs (broker commissions)$3$8$14
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$17$59
Total costs$108$352$641
Value after costs$10,392$11,224$12,122
Impact on return, per year1.08%1.08%1.08%

WASOX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0252%
  • Total broker commissions: $26K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $78
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

WASOX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
INSTINET$11K41.47%
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC$6K21.62%
FIS BROKERAGE & SECURITIES SERVICES LLC$4K15.92%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$2K7.55%
JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC$1K5.64%
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC$1K4.22%
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO.$5422.06%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$1720.65%
PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.$1360.52%
WEEDEN & CO.$910.35%

WASOX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$78100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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