C000021505 Fees and Costs — Transamerica Janus Mid-Cap Growth VP, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.84%: a 0.77% management fee plus 0.07% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $135K in broker commissions, 0.0149% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 19%.
C000021505 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021505. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.77% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.07% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.84% |
| 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 |
C000021505 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021505, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $536 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.90% 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 0.84%) | $88 | $276 | $479 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $8 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $49 |
| Total costs | $90 | $294 | $536 |
| Value after costs | $10,410 | $11,282 | $12,227 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
C000021505 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): 0.0149%
- Total broker commissions: $135K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 19%
- Securities on loan, average value: $10.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $27K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000021505 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $26K | 23.50% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $13K | 12.14% |
| Jefferies LLC | $12K | 10.42% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $11K | 10.19% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $10K | 9.30% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $8K | 7.59% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $8K | 7.58% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $8K | 7.21% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $7K | 6.08% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $7K | 5.99% |
C000021505 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $3.6B | 99.81% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4.3M | 0.12% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $1.9M | 0.05% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $688K | 0.02% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $149K | 0.00% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $3K | 0.00% |
Transamerica Janus Mid-Cap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000021505 | Initial Class | 0.84% | none |
| C000021506 | Service Class | 1.09% | 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.