C000053820 Fees and Costs — AST Core Fixed Income Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.68%: a 0.41% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $116K in broker commissions, 0.0028% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 175%.
C000053820 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000053820. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.41% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.68% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.68% |
| 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 |
C000053820 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000053820, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $430 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.72% 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 0.68%) | $71 | $224 | $389 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $39 |
| Total costs | $72 | $236 | $430 |
| Value after costs | $10,428 | $11,341 | $12,333 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.72% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
C000053820 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): 0.0028%
- Total broker commissions: $116K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 175%
- Securities on loan, average value: $68.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $127K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000053820 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $38K | 32.79% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $25K | 21.68% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $17K | 14.84% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $12K | 10.68% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $11K | 9.41% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $6K | 5.57% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $3K | 2.41% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2K | 1.55% |
| DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | $1K | 0.88% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $209 | 0.18% |
C000053820 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $3.5B | 28.53% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $2.2B | 17.89% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $1.7B | 13.52% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.6B | 12.72% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $1.6B | 12.61% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $660.4M | 5.33% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $657.3M | 5.31% |
| PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC | $218.5M | 1.77% |
| BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | $166.0M | 1.34% |
| STONEX FINANCIAL INC. | $121.4M | 0.98% |
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.