C000107917 Fees and Costs — AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

Data updated: 2019-11-21

The net expense ratio is 1.11%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.10% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2018 the fund paid $114K in broker commissions, 0.0284% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 141%.

C000107917 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000107917. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.10%
Gross expense ratio1.11%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.11%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000107917 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000107917, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $710 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.20% 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 1.11%)$117$363$629
Trading costs (broker commissions)$3$9$16
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$18$65
Total costs$120$391$710
Value after costs$10,380$11,185$12,053
Impact on return, per year1.20%1.20%1.20%

C000107917 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0284%
  • Total broker commissions: $114K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 141%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $16.2M
  • Net income from securities lending: $53K (0.013% of average net assets)

C000107917 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS SECURITIES LLC$16K17.97%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$13K14.94%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$12K13.17%
MERRILL LYNCH$11K12.16%
GOLDMAN SACHS$10K11.41%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$7K7.37%
JEFFERIES LLC$6K7.22%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$6K6.99%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$5K5.81%
CLSA LTD.$3K2.96%

C000107917 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$243.4M18.54%
BOA MERRILL LYNCH$215.8M16.44%
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC$205.4M15.64%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$137.2M10.45%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$106.8M8.14%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$100.7M7.67%
GOLDMAN SACHS$98.2M7.48%
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$98.0M7.46%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$60.0M4.57%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$47.4M3.61%

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.