C000021455 Fees and Costs — Transamerica Jennison Growth VP, Initial Class
Data updated: 2019-11-25
The net expense ratio is 0.76%: a 0.74% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2018 the fund paid $326K in broker commissions, 0.0250% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 52%.
C000021455 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021455. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2019.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.74% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.76% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.76% |
| 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 | No |
C000021455 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021455, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $493 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.82% 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 0.76%) | $80 | $250 | $434 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $8 | $14 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $45 |
| Total costs | $82 | $270 | $493 |
| Value after costs | $10,418 | $11,306 | $12,270 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
C000021455 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0250%
- Total broker commissions: $326K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 52%
- Securities on loan, average value: $8.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $52K (0.004% of average net assets)
C000021455 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Institutional Services, Inc. | $65K | 23.91% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $52K | 19.26% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $45K | 16.66% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $41K | 15.13% |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $19K | 6.85% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $15K | 5.65% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $14K | 5.00% |
| ISI Group, Inc | $7K | 2.69% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $7K | 2.60% |
| Jefferies LLC | $6K | 2.24% |
C000021455 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $2.7B | 99.88% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.4M | 0.09% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $988K | 0.04% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $3K | 0.00% |
| KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. | $651 | 0.00% |
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.