C000021487 Fees and Costs — Transamerica WMC US Growth VP, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.64%: a 0.61% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $505K in broker commissions, 0.0087% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 29%.
C000021487 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021487. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.61% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.64% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.64% |
| 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 |
C000021487 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021487, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $409 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.68% 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 0.64%) | $67 | $210 | $366 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $37 |
| Total costs | $68 | $224 | $409 |
| Value after costs | $10,432 | $11,352 | $12,354 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
C000021487 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): 0.0087%
- Total broker commissions: $505K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $6.9B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 29%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: $38 (0.000% of average net assets)
C000021487 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $60K | 16.47% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $51K | 13.98% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $44K | 12.10% |
| Jefferies LLC | $38K | 10.53% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $34K | 9.38% |
| Capital Institutional Services, Inc. | $32K | 8.87% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $28K | 7.77% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $28K | 7.77% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $26K | 7.09% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $22K | 6.04% |
C000021487 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $6.8B | 99.93% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.5M | 0.04% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.9M | 0.03% |
Transamerica WMC US 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021487 | Initial Class | 0.64% | none |
| C000021488 | 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.