Expense Ratio History

FSMCX expense ratio history

Tributary Small/Mid Cap Fund, Institutional Class

Fund company
Tributary
Type
Mutual fund

Expense ratio: 5.50%

In basis points
550 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$550
Prospectus dated
1 August 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 5.72% on 1 August 2025

Fee over time

FSMCX expense ratio: 2.09% until 1 Aug 2023, then 5.93%; 5.93% until 1 Aug 2024, then 5.72%; 5.72% until 1 Aug 2025, then 5.50%; read at 5.50% on 1 Aug 2025.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%Nov 2017Mar 2019Jul 2020Nov 2021Mar 2023Jul 20242.09% before5.50% from 1 Aug 2025
FSMCX expense ratio: 2.09% until 1 Aug 2023, then 5.93%; 5.93% until 1 Aug 2024, then 5.72%; 5.72% until 1 Aug 2025, then 5.50%; read at 5.50% on 1 Aug 2025.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%Nov 2017Jul 2020Mar 20232.09% before5.50% from 1 Aug 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 2 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
FSMCX (this page) Institutional Class 5.50% 0.92% 1 Aug 2025
FSMBX Institutional Plus Class 1.34% 0.90% 1 Aug 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Aug 2025 5.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Aug 2025 5.50% Cut from 5.72% to 5.50%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-07-24
1 Aug 2024 5.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Aug 2024 5.72% Cut from 5.93% to 5.72%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-07-24
1 Aug 2023 5.93% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Aug 2023 5.93% Raised from 2.09% to 5.93%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-07-27
1 Aug 2019 2.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Aug 2018 2.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-08-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
8 Nov 2017 2.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-11-08 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 5.50% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$5,478 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $9,380.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$564
3 years$1,680
5 years$2,783
10 years$5,478

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 6 prospectuses for this share class since 2017. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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