C000153794 Fees and Costs — EQ/AB Dynamic Growth Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.74% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.17% other expenses, less a 0.02% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $41K in broker commissions, 0.0043% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 14%.
C000153794 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000153794. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.74% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.17% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.15% |
| 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 | Yes |
C000153794 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000153794, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $720 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.21% 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 1.15%) | $121 | $376 | $651 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $66 |
| Total costs | $121 | $396 | $720 |
| Value after costs | $10,379 | $11,180 | $12,043 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.21% | 1.21% | 1.21% |
C000153794 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): 0.0043%
- Total broker commissions: $41K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $384.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
- Securities on loan, average value: $26.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $94K (0.010% of average net assets)
C000153794 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $13K | 30.90% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 19.88% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8K | 19.44% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $7K | 16.21% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $4K | 10.45% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1K | 2.61% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $112 | 0.27% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $67 | 0.16% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $31 | 0.07% |
C000153794 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $284.6M | 76.25% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $16.7M | 4.48% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $14.4M | 3.86% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $11.7M | 3.13% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $11.2M | 3.00% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $10.2M | 2.73% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $8.2M | 2.20% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $7.7M | 2.06% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $4.6M | 1.22% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $4.0M | 1.07% |
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.