C000021856 Fees and Costs — SA T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Portfolio, Class 2
Data updated: 2025-06-12
The net expense ratio is 1.02%: a 0.85% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.07% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $25K in broker commissions, 0.0111% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 25%.
C000021856 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000021856. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.85% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.07% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.07% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.02% |
| 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 |
C000021856 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000021856, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $645 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.08% 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 1.02%) | $107 | $334 | $579 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $59 |
| Total costs | $108 | $354 | $645 |
| Value after costs | $10,392 | $11,222 | $12,118 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.08% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
C000021856 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0111%
- Total broker commissions: $25K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $126.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 25%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000021856 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 15.23% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3K | 13.86% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 12.00% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2K | 11.38% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 9.65% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $2K | 8.86% |
| Evercore Group L.L.C. | $1K | 7.67% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1K | 7.43% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $1K | 7.01% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $1K | 6.88% |
C000021856 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. | $79.4M | 62.91% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $44.7M | 35.42% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.3M | 1.01% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $527K | 0.42% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $306K | 0.24% |
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.