C000140443 Fees and Costs — AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio

Data updated: 2020-05-27

The net expense ratio is 1.23% (1.90% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0113% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 52%.

C000140443 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000140443. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2019.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.78%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.46%
Gross expense ratio1.90%
Fee waiver−0.67%
Net expense ratio1.23%
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

C000140443 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000140443, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $773 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.30% 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 1.23%)$129$402$695
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$6
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$20$71
Total costs$130$426$773
Value after costs$10,370$11,150$11,990
Impact on return, per year1.30%1.30%1.30%

C000140443 Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0113%
  • Total broker commissions: $4K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $18.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 52%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.1M
  • Net income from securities lending: $15K (0.040% of average net assets)

C000140443 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$2K36.20%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$1K33.64%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$68115.86%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$4009.32%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$952.21%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$872.02%
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.$150.35%
UBS Securities LLC$110.25%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$60.14%

C000140443 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Northern Trust Securities, Inc.$18.4M100.00%

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.