C000140445 Fees and Costs — AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio

Data updated: 2020-08-24

The net expense ratio is 1.26%: a 0.83% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.85% other expenses, less a 0.67% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2019 the fund paid $15K in broker commissions, 0.0975% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 55%.

C000140445 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000140445. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2020.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.83%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.85%
Gross expense ratio1.93%
Fee waiver−0.67%
Net expense ratio1.26%
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

C000140445 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000140445, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $843 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.43% 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 1.26%)$132$411$711
Trading costs (broker commissions)$10$32$55
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$22$78
Total costs$143$465$843
Value after costs$10,357$11,111$11,920
Impact on return, per year1.43%1.43%1.43%

C000140445 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): 0.0975%
  • Total broker commissions: $15K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $736K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 55%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $640K
  • Net income from securities lending: $1K (0.010% of average net assets)

C000140445 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$2K19.87%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$2K18.90%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$2K18.38%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$2K15.53%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$7846.73%
Allen & Company LLC$7116.10%
Cowen and Company, LLC$5414.65%
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.$4383.76%
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$3563.06%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC$3513.02%

C000140445 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
ITAU BBA USA SECURITIES, INC.$209K28.44%
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC$197K26.72%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$142K19.33%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.$127K17.18%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$47K6.40%
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$14K1.93%

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.