C000021501 Fees and Costs — Transamerica TSW International Equity VP, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.86%: a 0.77% management fee plus 0.09% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $71K in broker commissions, 0.0357% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 19%.
C000021501 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021501. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.77% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.86% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.86% |
| 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 |
C000021501 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021501, 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 0.86%) | $90 | $282 | $490 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $20 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $51 |
| Total costs | $94 | $308 | $561 |
| Value after costs | $10,406 | $11,268 | $12,201 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
C000021501 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): 0.0357%
- Total broker commissions: $71K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $689.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 19%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $22K (0.011% of average net assets)
C000021501 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $10K | 20.74% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $10K | 19.96% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7K | 14.79% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $4K | 8.42% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $4K | 8.23% |
| Berenberg Capital Markets LLC | $4K | 7.05% |
| Jefferies LLC | $3K | 5.58% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 5.14% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $3K | 5.12% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2K | 4.96% |
C000021501 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $689.0M | 99.96% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $209K | 0.03% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $66K | 0.01% |
Transamerica TSW International Equity VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021501 | Initial Class | 0.86% | none |
| C000021502 | Service Class | 1.11% | 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.