C000018402 Fees and Costs — AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.89% (0.94% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $227K in broker commissions, 0.0071% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 50%.
C000018402 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000018402. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.58% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.94% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.89% |
| 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 |
C000018402 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000018402, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $562 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.94% 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 0.89%) | $93 | $292 | $507 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $52 |
| Total costs | $94 | $309 | $562 |
| Value after costs | $10,406 | $11,267 | $12,201 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
C000018402 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): 0.0071%
- Total broker commissions: $227K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 50%
- Securities on loan, average value: $18.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $41K (0.001% of average net assets)
C000018402 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $61K | 30.00% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $40K | 19.59% |
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | $30K | 15.01% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $15K | 7.47% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $14K | 6.91% |
| CLSA AMERICAS, LLC | $10K | 5.14% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $10K | 4.87% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8K | 4.17% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $8K | 3.93% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $6K | 2.90% |
C000018402 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $357.1M | 26.09% |
| PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC | $266.5M | 19.48% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $135.8M | 9.92% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $115.0M | 8.40% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $107.8M | 7.88% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $102.4M | 7.49% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $96.6M | 7.06% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $90.6M | 6.62% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | $54.1M | 3.95% |
| DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC. | $42.6M | 3.11% |
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.