ZSCIX Fees and Costs — Zacks Small-Cap Core Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2024-02-12

The net expense ratio is 1.14%: a 0.90% management fee plus 0.52% other expenses, less a 0.28% fee waiver. This share class carries a redemption fee of 2.00%. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $27K in broker commissions, 0.0769% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 94%.

ZSCIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ZSCIX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.52%
Gross expense ratio1.42%
Fee waiver−0.28%
Net expense ratio1.14%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee2.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

ZSCIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ZSCIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $758 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.28% 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 1.14%)$120$373$645
Trading costs (broker commissions)$8$25$43
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$20$70
Total costs$128$417$758
Value after costs$10,372$11,159$12,005
Impact on return, per year1.28%1.28%1.28%

ZSCIX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0769%
  • Total broker commissions: $27K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 94%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $127K
  • Net income from securities lending: $709 (0.002% of average net assets)

ZSCIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
VIRTU FINANCIAL$21K76.47%
JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC$4K14.24%
PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.$3K9.30%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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