The fund custody fee refers to the fee charged by the fund custodian to provide services for the fund. Custody fees are usually drawn according to a certain proportion of the fund's net asset value, calculated and accumulated daily, and paid to the custodian at the end of each month. This fee is also paid from the fund assets and does not need to be charged to investors separately. The custody fee of the fund is included in the fixed cost. The proportion of fund custody fees is related to the size and location of the fund. Usually, the larger the fund scale, the lower the fund custody fee rate. The proportion of custody fees charged by emerging markets _ countries and regions is relatively high. The annual rate of custody fee is usually about 0.2% internationally, 0.2% in the United States and 0.25% in China, Taiwan Province and Hongkong.

It must be pointed out that fund management fees and custody fees are the remuneration received by managers and custodians for providing services to the fund, and they are the business income of managers and custodians. The management fee and custody fee rates are generally agreed in the fund contract or the articles of association of the fund company after being approved by the fund supervision department, and shall not be changed at will. Expenses incurred by fund managers and custodians due to non-performance or incomplete performance of obligations or loss of fund assets, as well as expenses incurred due to handling matters unrelated to fund operation, shall not be included in fund management fees and custody fees.