C000021470 Fees and Costs — Transamerica Morgan Stanley Capital Growth VP, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.01%: a 0.73% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.03% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $61K in broker commissions, 0.0338% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 66%.
C000021470 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021470. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.73% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| 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 | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000021470 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021470, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $652 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.10% 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) | $4 | $11 | $19 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $110 | $359 | $652 |
| Value after costs | $10,390 | $11,218 | $12,110 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
C000021470 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): 0.0338%
- Total broker commissions: $61K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 66%
- Securities on loan, average value: $11.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $32K (0.018% of average net assets)
C000021470 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $13K | 26.37% |
| Jefferies LLC | $8K | 15.28% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $7K | 13.65% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7K | 13.40% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $4K | 8.43% |
| BTIG, LLC | $4K | 7.84% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $2K | 4.32% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 4.19% |
| Canaccord Genuity LLC | $2K | 3.48% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $1K | 3.03% |
C000021470 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $3.3B | 99.68% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7.6M | 0.23% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2.8M | 0.08% |
Transamerica Morgan Stanley Capital Growth VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021469 | Initial Class | 0.76% | none |
| C000021470 | 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.