C000074412 Fees and Costs — Transamerica BlackRock iShares Tactical - Balanced VP, Initial Class
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.59% (0.67% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $25K in broker commissions, 0.0077% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 41%.
C000074412 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000074412. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.67% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
C000074412 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000074412, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $377 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.63% 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 0.59%) | $62 | $194 | $338 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $34 |
| Total costs | $63 | $206 | $377 |
| Value after costs | $10,437 | $11,370 | $12,386 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
C000074412 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): 0.0077%
- Total broker commissions: $25K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 41%
- Securities on loan, average value: $31.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $89K (0.028% of average net assets)
C000074412 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $12K | 47.20% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $4K | 17.02% |
| Jefferies LLC | $3K | 11.01% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 7.24% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $1K | 4.56% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 4.52% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1K | 4.11% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $741 | 3.03% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $170 | 0.70% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $152 | 0.62% |
C000074412 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $2.2B | 98.91% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $22.7M | 1.02% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $782K | 0.04% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $624K | 0.03% |
Transamerica BlackRock iShares Tactical - Balanced VP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000074412 | Initial Class | 0.59% | none |
| C000074411 | Service Class | 0.84% | none |
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.