Premium creator portfolios charge a management fee instead of a subscription fee. This article explains how that fee works, how it's calculated, and where to find it.
What is the Management Fee?
A management fee is what you pay to have dub Advisors actively manage a Premium portfolio on your behalf — including trading, rebalancing, and ongoing supervision of the strategy. It's charged instead of a subscription fee, and it applies only to the portion of your account invested in a Premium portfolio.
You'll always see the exact fee for a portfolio before you copy it. The fee is shown on the portfolio's Overview page and again on the Confirm your investment screen, so there are no surprises.
How is the Fee Calculated?
The management fee is:
- Based on your assets under management — it's charged as a percentage of the value of the assets in your account that copy a dub Advisors Premium portfolio.
- Annualized — the percentage shown is the annual rate (per annum).
- Billed monthly — the annual rate is divided across the year and assessed each month.
- Pulled automatically — the fee is deducted directly from your investment, so there's nothing you need to pay manually.
Management fee rates can vary by portfolio. Always check the fee listed on the specific portfolio you're copying — that's your accurate rate.
When you copy a Premium portfolio, you authorize Apex, the custodian that maintains your account, to pay the management fee to dub Advisors out of your account.
Estimating Fee Impact with the Fee Calculator
Every Premium portfolio page includes a Fee Impact Calculator so you can see, before you invest, roughly how management fees could affect your returns over time. Open it by tapping "How do fees impact my returns?" (or the Fee calculator link on the performance chart) on the portfolio's page.
Here's what it does:
- Choose an amount — enter how much you'd hypothetically invest as of the portfolio's inception date.
- Pick a time period — toggle between 1W, 1M, YTD, 1Y, and All-Time.
- Compare Gross vs. Net — the calculator shows your estimated Gross return (without fees) next to your Net return (after the portfolio's management fee), plus the dollar difference and the effect on your overall return.
The calculator uses the actual management fee for that specific portfolio, so the result is tailored to the portfolio you're viewing. Depending on the portfolio and your plan, you may instead see a Subscription Fees version of the calculator — this article covers the Management Fees version.
The Fee Impact Calculator is for illustration only. It's based on the portfolio's past returns, assumes no additional deposits, withdrawals, or trading fees, and does not predict future performance. Actual results will vary.
Where To Find Your Management Fees
- Before copying: The fee appears on the portfolio's Overview page (under "Management Fees") and on the Confirm your investment screen.
- After copying: Go to Account Settings → Management Fees. There you'll find a description of how the fee works and a Payment History section showing any fees that have been charged. If you don't have any charges yet, this section will simply note that you have no payment history.
Important Notes
- Management fees are separate from any brokerage or regulatory fees
- Fees are charged whether your investment gains or loses value
- For full details on management fees and dub Advisors' advisory services, please review: