C000021452 Fees and Costs — Transamerica TSW Mid Cap Value Opportunities VP, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.01%: a 0.70% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.06% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $127K in broker commissions, 0.0535% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 67%.
C000021452 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021452. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.70% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.01% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.01% |
| 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 |
C000021452 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021452, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $664 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.12% 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 1.01%) | $106 | $331 | $573 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $18 | $30 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $61 |
| Total costs | $112 | $365 | $664 |
| Value after costs | $10,388 | $11,211 | $12,098 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.12% | 1.12% | 1.12% |
C000021452 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): 0.0535%
- Total broker commissions: $127K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 67%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.002% of average net assets)
C000021452 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Institutional Services, Inc. | $21K | 27.61% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $10K | 12.73% |
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $9K | 12.22% |
| Kezar Trading, LLC | $8K | 10.18% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $7K | 8.54% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $5K | 6.86% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $5K | 5.95% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $5K | 5.93% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $4K | 5.60% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $3K | 4.39% |
C000021452 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $2.6B | 100.00% |
Transamerica TSW Mid Cap Value Opportunities VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021451 | Initial Class | 0.76% | none |
| C000021452 | Service Class | 1.01% | 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.