C000021841 Fees and Costs — SA Columbia Focused Value Portfolio, Class 3
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.98%: a 0.99% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.06% other expenses, less a 0.32% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $83K in broker commissions, 0.0280% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 40%.
C000021841 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021841. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.99% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.30% |
| Fee waiver | −0.32% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.98% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000021841 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021841, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $630 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.06% 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 0.98%) | $103 | $321 | $557 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $16 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $58 |
| Total costs | $106 | $347 | $630 |
| Value after costs | $10,394 | $11,230 | $12,132 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.06% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
C000021841 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0280%
- Total broker commissions: $83K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 40%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000021841 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $27K | 34.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $16K | 19.79% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8K | 9.98% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 9.46% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $5K | 6.88% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $4K | 5.41% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $4K | 4.51% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $3K | 3.66% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3K | 3.52% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2K | 2.49% |
C000021841 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $1.4B | 100.00% |
SA Columbia Focused Value Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000109743 | Class 1 | 0.73% | — |
| C000021840 | Class 2 | 0.88% | — |
| C000021841 | Class 3 | 0.98% | — |
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.