C000028190 Fees and Costs — Pioneer Strategic Income VCT Portfolio, : Class I
Data updated: 2025-03-14
The net expense ratio is 0.81% (1.31% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0066% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 53%.
C000028190 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000028190. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.60% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.31% |
| Fee waiver | −0.50% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.81% |
| 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 |
C000028190 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000028190, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $513 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.86% 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) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $47 |
| Total costs | $86 | $281 | $513 |
| Value after costs | $10,414 | $11,295 | $12,250 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.86% | 0.86% | 0.86% |
C000028190 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0066%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $182.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 53%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000028190 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 100.00% |
C000028190 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $31.6M | 18.66% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $25.2M | 14.88% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $20.9M | 12.30% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $19.6M | 11.56% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $19.0M | 11.21% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $17.8M | 10.47% |
| BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. | $10.8M | 6.36% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $9.5M | 5.59% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $7.6M | 4.50% |
| NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | $7.6M | 4.46% |
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.