C000028221 Fees and Costs — Pioneer Mid Cap Value VCT Portfolio, : Class I
Data updated: 2025-03-14
The net expense ratio is 0.80%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.15% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $37K in broker commissions, 0.0335% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 48%.
C000028221 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000028221. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.15% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.80% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.80% |
| 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 |
C000028221 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000028221, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $523 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.88% 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 0.80%) | $84 | $263 | $456 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $11 | $19 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $48 |
| Total costs | $88 | $287 | $523 |
| Value after costs | $10,412 | $11,289 | $12,240 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.88% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
C000028221 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): 0.0335%
- Total broker commissions: $37K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 48%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000028221 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PIPER SANDLER & CO. | $6K | 19.03% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $5K | 15.49% |
| SG AMERICAS SECURITIES LLC | $3K | 11.72% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $3K | 11.36% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $3K | 10.32% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $3K | 8.63% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $2K | 8.09% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2K | 6.17% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $1K | 4.70% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $1K | 4.49% |
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.