C000132308 Fees and Costs — Transamerica Small Cap Core, Class A

Data updated: 2020-09-25

The net expense ratio is 1.30%: a 0.83% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.31% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $354K in broker commissions, 0.1837% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 94%.

C000132308 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000132308. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.83%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.31%
Gross expense ratio1.39%
Fee waiver−0.09%
Net expense ratio1.30%
Sales charges
Max front load5.50%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000132308 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000132308, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,571 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.72% 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
Sales charges$550$550$550
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.30%)$129$400$691
Trading costs (broker commissions)$18$57$98
Lost growth on money paid in costs$28$109$232
Total costs$725$1,116$1,571
Value after costs$9,775$10,460$11,192
Impact on return, per year7.25%3.49%2.72%

C000132308 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1837%
  • Total broker commissions: $354K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $896.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 94%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $6.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: $59K (0.031% of average net assets)

C000132308 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$181K51.04%
Abel Noser, LLC$151K42.55%
Liquidnet, Inc.$12K3.44%
Virtu Itg LLC$6K1.63%
Instinet, LLC$5K1.34%

C000132308 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$896.8M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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