Book Cost
Definition as per NI 31-103, section 1.1
The total amount paid to purchase a security, including any transaction charges related to the purchase, adjusted for reinvested distributions, returns of capital and corporate reorganizations
Transaction Types Included
Credit Transactions: Buy, Transfer-In, Historic, Drip
Debit Transactions: Sale, Redemption, Transfer-out
Distribution Transaction: Return of Capital
Calculation in Exempt Edge
Total Cost Without Fees = sum(credit transactions units * credit transaction cost per unit)
Total Return of Capital = sum(distribution transactions units * distribution transaction cost per unit)
Total Fees = sum of all fees for credit transactions
Total Markdown = sum of all markdowns for credit transactions
Total Markup = sum of all markups for credit transactions
Total Redemption Price = sum(debit transaction units * ACPU at the time of debit transaction)
Total Units = sum(credit units) - sum(debit units)
Average ACPU =
(Total Cost Without Fees - Total Return of Capital +
Total Fees - Total Markdown + Total Markup -
Total Redemption Price) /
Total Units
Original Cost
Definition as per NI 31-103, section 1.1
The total amount paid to purchase a security, including any transaction charges related to the purchase
Transaction Types Included
Credit Transactions: Buy, Transfer-In, Historic
Debit Transactions: Sale, Redemption, Transfer-out
Calculation in Exempt Edge
Total Cost Without Fees = sum(credit transactions units * credit transaction cost per unit)
Total Fees = sum of all fees for credit transactions
Total Markdown = sum of all markdowns for credit transactions
Total Markup = sum of all markups for credit transactions
Total Redemption Price = sum(debit transaction units * ACPU at the time of debit transaction)
Total Units = sum(credit units) - sum(debit units)
Average ACPU =
(Total Cost Without Fees +
Total Fees - Total Markdown + Total Markup -
Total Redemption Price) /
Total Units
Order of Transactions and Clock Icon
The ACPU at time of transaction is calculated using the same equation above, but for all transactions occurring before the redemption, sale, or transfer-out.
When a debit transaction is processed, the Position Cost and ACPU will immediately be updated, however, they will initially be calculated as 0, not the actual ACPU at time of transaction.
The system will determine the ACPU at time of transaction and then run through the Position Cost and ACPU calculations once more. Due to the sequence of these events, it may take several minutes before the adjusted Position Cost and ACPU are displayed.
To help our users understand when the final value has been determined, a clock icon has been added to all areas where this information is displayed. This icon symbolizes that the calculations are still underway and it will disappear once the calculations are completed. Please note that the page will not refresh itself in real-time, therefore you will have to refresh the page to determine if the calculations are completed.