Fee & cost analysis

GET/api/fund/fee-analysis

Returns annual fee and cost data from SEC N-CEN filings — expense limitations, waivers, aggregate brokerage commissions, AUM, in-kind creation/redemption efficiency, and per-broker commission breakdowns. Useful for evaluating total cost of ownership beyond the expense ratio.

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Query parameters

symbol string optional min length 1 · max length 10

Fund ticker symbol (ETF or mutual fund). Identify the entity by exactly one of: symbol, cik, cusip, composite_figi, or share_class_figi. At least one is required.

Example: SPY
cik integer optional

SEC Central Index Key (CIK).

Example: 884394
cusip string optional min length 9 · max length 9

CUSIP identifier (9 characters).
composite_figi string optional

Composite OpenFIGI identifier.

Example: BBG000BDTBL9
share_class_figi string optional

Share-class OpenFIGI identifier.

Example request

curl 'https://api.stockfit.io/v1/api/fund/fee-analysis?symbol=SPY&cik=884394&composite_figi=BBG000BDTBL9' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'

Responses

200 OK

Fee and cost analysis data

Response schema

feeRecords array of object
Annual fee data from N-CEN filings (most recent first)
array of:
- reportDate string
- isExpenseLimitation boolean
  Whether an expense limitation agreement exists
- isExpenseReducedOrWaived boolean
  Whether expenses were reduced or waived
- isFeesWaivedRecoupable boolean
  Whether waived fees can be recouped later
- monthlyAvgNetAssets number | null
  Monthly average net assets (USD)
- aggregateCommission number | null
  Total brokerage commission paid (USD)
- creationUnitShares number | null
  Number of shares per creation unit
- avgPctPurchasedInKind number | null
  Average percentage of creations done in-kind (%)
- avgPctRedeemedInKind number | null
  Average percentage of redemptions done in-kind (%)
- hasLineOfCredit boolean
- lineOfCreditSize number | null
  Line of credit size (USD)
brokerCommissions array of object
Per-broker commission breakdown from the latest filing
array of:
- providerName string
- commission number | null
  Commission paid to this broker (USD)
- isAffiliated boolean
  Whether the broker is affiliated with the fund advisor

Example response

{
  "feeRecords": [
    {
      "reportDate": "2025-06-30",
      "isExpenseLimitation": true,
      "isExpenseReducedOrWaived": true,
      "isFeesWaivedRecoupable": true,
      "monthlyAvgNetAssets": 550000000000,
      "aggregateCommission": 3200000,
      "creationUnitShares": 50000,
      "avgPctPurchasedInKind": 95.2,
      "avgPctRedeemedInKind": 98.1,
      "hasLineOfCredit": true,
      "lineOfCreditSize": 0
    }
  ],
  "brokerCommissions": [
    {
      "providerName": "GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC",
      "commission": 850000,
      "isAffiliated": false
    }
  ]
}

400 Bad Request

Symbol not found or no N-CEN data available

Response schema

error string
Human-readable error message

Example response

{}

403 Forbidden

Feature not available on current plan

Response schema

error string
Human-readable error message

Example response

{}