C000021442 Fees and Costs — Transamerica BlackRock Real Estate Securities VP, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.11%: a 0.77% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.09% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $234K in broker commissions, 0.0744% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 102%.
C000021442 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021442. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.77% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.11% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.11% |
| 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 |
C000021442 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021442, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $738 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.24% 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 1.11%) | $117 | $363 | $628 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $24 | $42 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $68 |
| Total costs | $124 | $406 | $738 |
| Value after costs | $10,376 | $11,170 | $12,025 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.24% | 1.24% | 1.24% |
C000021442 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): 0.0744%
- Total broker commissions: $234K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 102%
- Securities on loan, average value: $9.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $35K (0.011% of average net assets)
C000021442 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $34K | 16.84% |
| Jefferies LLC | $30K | 15.18% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $30K | 14.78% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $29K | 14.45% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $28K | 14.05% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $21K | 10.33% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $11K | 5.47% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $9K | 4.34% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $5K | 2.60% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $4K | 1.95% |
C000021442 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $1.3B | 99.38% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $4.0M | 0.31% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.2M | 0.09% |
| SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | $1.1M | 0.09% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $1.0M | 0.08% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $565K | 0.04% |
Transamerica BlackRock Real Estate Securities VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021441 | Initial Class | 0.86% | none |
| C000021442 | Service Class | 1.11% | 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.