C000021464 Fees and Costs — Transamerica AEGON High Yield Bond VP, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.89%: a 0.55% 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 $19 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 38%.
C000021464 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021464. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.89% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.89% |
| 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 |
C000021464 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021464, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $558 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.93% 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 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $51 |
| Total costs | $93 | $306 | $558 |
| Value after costs | $10,407 | $11,270 | $12,205 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.93% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
C000021464 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: $19
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $900.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 38%
- Securities on loan, average value: $23.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $235K (0.095% of average net assets)
C000021464 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Financial Services LLC | $19 | 100.00% |
C000021464 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $720.7M | 83.26% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $28.8M | 3.33% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $26.8M | 3.10% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $18.9M | 2.19% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $17.0M | 1.96% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16.8M | 1.94% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $10.3M | 1.19% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $9.7M | 1.12% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $9.1M | 1.06% |
| Jefferies LLC | $7.3M | 0.85% |
Transamerica AEGON High Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021463 | Initial Class | 0.64% | none |
| C000021464 | Service Class | 0.89% | 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.