C000021498 Fees and Costs — Transamerica AEGON U.S. Government Securities VP, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.81%: a 0.52% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.07% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0010% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 78%.
C000021498 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021498. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.52% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.07% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.81% |
| 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 |
C000021498 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021498, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $509 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.85% 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 0.81%) | $85 | $266 | $462 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $47 |
| Total costs | $85 | $279 | $509 |
| Value after costs | $10,415 | $11,297 | $12,254 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% |
C000021498 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): 0.0010%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 78%
- Securities on loan, average value: $12.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $39K (0.019% of average net assets)
C000021498 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 100.00% |
C000021498 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2.8B | 60.27% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $933.1M | 20.02% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $351.7M | 7.55% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $319.6M | 6.86% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $74.0M | 1.59% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $62.0M | 1.33% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $36.9M | 0.79% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $31.4M | 0.67% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $26.5M | 0.57% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16.8M | 0.36% |
Transamerica AEGON U.S. Government Securities VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021497 | Initial Class | 0.56% | none |
| C000021498 | Service Class | 0.81% | 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.