C000050281 Fees and Costs — Short-Term Bond Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-20
The net expense ratio is 0.40%: a 0.32% management fee plus 0.08% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $8K in broker commissions, 0.0021% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 113%.
C000050281 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000050281. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.32% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.08% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.40% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.40% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000050281 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000050281, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $255 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.42% 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 0.40%) | $42 | $132 | $230 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $7 | $23 |
| Total costs | $42 | $139 | $255 |
| Value after costs | $10,458 | $11,437 | $12,508 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.42% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
C000050281 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0021%
- Total broker commissions: $8K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.0B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 113%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000050281 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $8K | 100.00% |
C000050281 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $162.9M | 19.62% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $129.8M | 15.63% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $112.9M | 13.60% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $102.5M | 12.35% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $61.8M | 7.45% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $58.7M | 7.07% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $55.0M | 6.63% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $52.2M | 6.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $49.4M | 5.95% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $45.0M | 5.42% |
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.