Yes – DCY USD Yield applies a pure performance-fee model, complemented by a limited early exit fee.
1. Performance fees (fund level)
- There is no fixed management fee on the NAV.
- The fund charges performance fees only, ranging from 30% down to 20% of net new profits, depending on the amount of assets invested (AUM per investor / share class).
- Performance fees are calculated with a strict High-Water Mark (HWM). Fees are only charged on profits above the previous peak NAV. Any past losses must be fully recovered before a new performance fee can be taken.
- Performance fees are crystallised at the end of each quarter, based on the official quarterly NAV.
This structure strongly aligns our interests with those of investors: if the fund does not generate net new profits above the HWM, no performance fee is charged.
2. Early exit fee (first year only)
- If an investor redeems within the first 12 months following their initial subscription, an exit fee of 1% is charged on the redeemed amount.
- This fee is designed to discourage very short-term flows and to protect existing investors by maintaining a more stable capital base, which is important for allocating efficiently across USD yield strategies.
- After the first year, no exit fee applies to redemptions (subject to the usual fund terms).
3. Underlying managers' and platforms' fees
Since DCY USD Yield is a fund of funds / multi-platform allocator, the underlying managers and platforms may charge their own management, performance, trading or platform fees. These costs are already embedded in the net returns of the strategies and therefore reflected in the fund's NAV.
4. Operational costs
Standard operational expenses (administrator, custodian/bank, audit, legal, regulatory, etc.) are borne by the fund and accrued in the NAV. All fees and charges are described in detail in the offering memorandum and the LPA; there are no hidden fees.