C000074416 Fees and Costs — Transamerica BlackRock iShares Tactical - Conservative VP, Initial Class

Data updated: 2026-08-26

The net expense ratio is 0.60% (0.69% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $10K in broker commissions, 0.0066% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 35%.

C000074416 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000074416. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.08%
Gross expense ratio0.69%
Fee waiver−0.09%
Net expense ratio0.60%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000074416 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000074416, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $382 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.64% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.60%)$63$197$344
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$2$4
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$10$35
Total costs$64$209$382
Value after costs$10,436$11,367$12,380
Impact on return, per year0.64%0.64%0.64%

C000074416 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): 0.0066%
  • Total broker commissions: $10K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 35%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $17.2M
  • Net income from securities lending: $51K (0.033% of average net assets)

C000074416 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$4K43.08%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$2K17.63%
Jefferies LLC$1K10.98%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$8558.27%
UBS Securities LLC$5905.71%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$4734.58%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$4684.53%
TD Securities (USA) LLC$3703.58%
Barclays Capital Inc.$950.92%
Loop Capital Markets LLC$750.73%

C000074416 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$1.1B99.10%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$9.9M0.90%

Transamerica BlackRock iShares Tactical - Conservative VP Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000074416Initial Class0.60%none
C000074415Service Class0.85%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.