C000079682 Fees and Costs — AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio

Data updated: 2022-05-25

The net expense ratio is 0.98%: a 0.71% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2021 the fund paid $207K in broker commissions, 0.0156% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 42%.

C000079682 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000079682. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.71%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.03%
Gross expense ratio0.99%
Fee waiver−0.01%
Net expense ratio0.98%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000079682 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000079682, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $623 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.05% 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 0.98%)$103$321$557
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$5$9
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$16$57
Total costs$105$342$623
Value after costs$10,395$11,234$12,140
Impact on return, per year1.05%1.05%1.05%

C000079682 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0156%
  • Total broker commissions: $207K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 42%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $75.9M
  • Net income from securities lending: $45K (0.003% of average net assets)

C000079682 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, INC$32K20.63%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$26K16.76%
Cowen and Company, LLC$16K10.00%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$15K9.56%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$14K8.87%
JEFFERIES LLC$13K8.65%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$12K7.46%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$11K7.02%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$9K6.06%
EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C.$8K4.98%

C000079682 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$2.6M87.77%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$364K12.23%

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.