C000104177 Fees and Costs — 1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio, Class K

Data updated: 2026-08-25

The net expense ratio is 1.07% (1.16% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $106K in broker commissions, 0.0635% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 177%.

C000104177 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000104177. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.19%
Gross expense ratio1.16%
Fee waiver−0.09%
Net expense ratio1.07%
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

C000104177 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000104177, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $707 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.19% 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 1.07%)$112$350$606
Trading costs (broker commissions)$7$21$36
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$18$65
Total costs$119$389$707
Value after costs$10,381$11,187$12,056
Impact on return, per year1.19%1.19%1.19%

C000104177 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): 0.0635%
  • Total broker commissions: $106K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $316.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 177%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $3.9M
  • Net income from securities lending: $97K (0.058% of average net assets)

C000104177 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$25K27.53%
BofA Securities, Inc.$15K16.54%
UBS Securities LLC$13K13.94%
Needham & Company, LLC$7K8.09%
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.$7K7.20%
Maxim Group LLC$6K6.76%
Allen & Company LLC$5K5.80%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$5K5.01%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$4K4.73%
Barclays Capital, Inc.$4K4.40%

C000104177 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$316.9M100.00%

1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000104177Class K1.07%—
C000024886Class IB1.32%—

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.