C000028212 Fees and Costs — Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio, : Class II
Data updated: 2025-03-14
The net expense ratio is 1.08%: a 0.65% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.18% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $50K in broker commissions, 0.0620% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 47%.
C000028212 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000028212. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.18% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.08% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.08% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000028212 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000028212, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $712 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.20% 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 1.08%) | $113 | $353 | $612 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $7 | $20 | $35 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $65 |
| Total costs | $120 | $392 | $712 |
| Value after costs | $10,380 | $11,184 | $12,051 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
C000028212 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): 0.0620%
- Total broker commissions: $50K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 47%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000028212 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| INSTINET, LLC | $12K | 34.12% |
| PIPER SANDLER & CO. | $5K | 13.60% |
| SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC | $4K | 9.99% |
| PERSHING LLC | $3K | 7.90% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $3K | 7.56% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $3K | 7.14% |
| SG AMERICAS SECURITIES LLC | $2K | 6.12% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2K | 4.97% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $2K | 4.48% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $1K | 4.11% |
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.