C000018399 Fees and Costs — AST Aggressive Asset Allocation Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.86% (0.98% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.3M in broker commissions, 0.0114% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 65%.
C000018399 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000018399. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.58% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.98% |
| Fee waiver | −0.12% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.86% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000018399 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000018399, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $546 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.91% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.86%) | $90 | $282 | $490 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $50 |
| Total costs | $91 | $300 | $546 |
| Value after costs | $10,409 | $11,276 | $12,216 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
C000018399 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0114%
- Total broker commissions: $1.3M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 65%
- Securities on loan, average value: $134.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $307K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000018399 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $289K | 26.02% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $144K | 12.93% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $129K | 11.63% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $114K | 10.24% |
| CLSA AMERICAS, LLC | $86K | 7.75% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $86K | 7.70% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $72K | 6.49% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $70K | 6.28% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $64K | 5.73% |
| VIRTU AMERICAS LLC | $58K | 5.23% |
C000018399 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $1.1B | 39.55% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $428.7M | 15.21% |
| PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC | $380.8M | 13.51% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $167.5M | 5.94% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $142.9M | 5.07% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $137.8M | 4.89% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $136.5M | 4.84% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $124.6M | 4.42% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | $102.6M | 3.64% |
| SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC | $82.8M | 2.94% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.