ZFLAX Fees and Costs — Ziegler Senior Floating Rate Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2023-12-14

The net expense ratio is 1.01% (1.52% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.25%, a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and a redemption fee of 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 26%.

ZFLAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ZFLAX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.65%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.60%
Gross expense ratio1.52%
Fee waiver−0.51%
Net expense ratio1.01%
Sales charges
Max front load4.25%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee1.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

ZFLAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ZFLAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,147 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.96% 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$525$425$425
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.01%)$102$317$549
Lost growth on money paid in costs$21$83$173
Total costs$647$824$1,147
Value after costs$9,853$10,752$11,616
Impact on return, per year6.47%2.55%1.96%

ZFLAX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

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

ZFLAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Barclay Investments, Ltd.$1K100.00%

ZFLAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$6.5M26.39%
CREDIT SUISSE$3.9M15.83%
Barclay Investments, Ltd.$3.4M13.56%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2.6M10.54%
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.$2.3M9.31%
JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC.$1.5M5.87%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$1.3M5.37%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO$1.3M5.23%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$1.2M4.85%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$757K3.05%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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