C000021484 Fees and Costs — Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced VP, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.89%: a 0.59% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $70K in broker commissions, 0.0050% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 44%.
C000021484 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021484. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.59% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| 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 |
C000021484 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021484, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $561 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.94% 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 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $51 |
| Total costs | $94 | $308 | $561 |
| Value after costs | $10,406 | $11,268 | $12,202 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
C000021484 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): 0.0050%
- Total broker commissions: $70K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $7.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 44%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $7K (0.000% of average net assets)
C000021484 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $11K | 18.32% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $11K | 18.20% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10K | 17.31% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $6K | 11.02% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $5K | 8.69% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $5K | 7.96% |
| Jefferies LLC | $4K | 6.71% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $3K | 4.51% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 3.90% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2K | 3.36% |
C000021484 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $3.4B | 48.52% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.2B | 30.49% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $666.1M | 9.41% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $205.0M | 2.90% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $170.1M | 2.40% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $116.7M | 1.65% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $100.9M | 1.42% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $100.4M | 1.42% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $70.1M | 0.99% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $56.3M | 0.80% |
Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021483 | Initial Class | 0.64% | none |
| C000021484 | 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.