C000125624 Fees and Costs — AST Large-Cap Equity Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 0.84%: a 0.56% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.03% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $141K in broker commissions, 0.0078% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 73%.
C000125624 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000125624. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.56% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000125624 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000125624, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $532 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.89% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.84%) | $88 | $276 | $479 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $49 |
| Total costs | $89 | $292 | $532 |
| Value after costs | $10,411 | $11,284 | $12,231 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
C000125624 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): 0.0078%
- Total broker commissions: $141K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $40.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 73%
- Securities on loan, average value: $50.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $70K (0.004% of average net assets)
C000125624 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $16K | 18.52% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $12K | 14.42% |
| ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INC. | $8K | 9.91% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $8K | 8.92% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $7K | 8.38% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $7K | 8.38% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC. | $7K | 8.37% |
| LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS LLC | $7K | 7.82% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $6K | 7.69% |
| HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. | $6K | 7.60% |
C000125624 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $19.0M | 46.94% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $4.9M | 12.12% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $4.3M | 10.65% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $3.0M | 7.37% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $2.6M | 6.38% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $1.4M | 3.49% |
| CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.4M | 3.44% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $1.4M | 3.34% |
| BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $1.4M | 3.34% |
| SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC | $1.2M | 2.92% |
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.