C000021437 Fees and Costs — Transamerica Aegon Core Bond VP, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.48%: a 0.42% management fee plus 0.06% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 113%.
C000021437 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021437. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.42% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.48% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.48% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000021437 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021437, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $303 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.50% 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 0.48%) | $50 | $158 | $276 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $8 | $28 |
| Total costs | $50 | $166 | $303 |
| Value after costs | $10,450 | $11,410 | $12,459 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50% |
C000021437 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): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $6.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 113%
- Securities on loan, average value: $906K
- Net income from securities lending: $17K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000021437 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.0B | 30.84% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $1.8B | 27.74% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $685.8M | 10.83% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $593.1M | 9.36% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $512.2M | 8.09% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $229.3M | 3.62% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $201.9M | 3.19% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $188.5M | 2.98% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $121.8M | 1.92% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $91.2M | 1.44% |
Transamerica Aegon Core Bond VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021437 | Initial Class | 0.48% | none |
| C000021438 | Service Class | 0.73% | none |
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.