C000119856 Fees and Costs — AST Bond Portfolio 2024

Data updated: 2024-11-25

The net expense ratio is 0.96% (1.03% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2023 the fund paid $7K in broker commissions, 0.0136% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 51%.

C000119856 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000119856. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.46%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.27%
Gross expense ratio1.03%
Fee waiver−0.07%
Net expense ratio0.96%
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

C000119856 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000119856, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $609 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.02% 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 0.96%)$101$315$546
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$8
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$16$56
Total costs$102$335$609
Value after costs$10,398$11,241$12,154
Impact on return, per year1.02%1.02%1.02%

C000119856 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0136%
  • Total broker commissions: $7K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $126.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 51%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000119856 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$7K93.96%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$2253.03%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$2233.01%

C000119856 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC$118.6M93.51%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$2.5M1.94%
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.$2.4M1.86%
SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA), INC.$2.0M1.59%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, INC.$1.4M1.09%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.