C000167272 Fees and Costs — Transamerica BlackRock iShares Edge 50 VP, Service Class

Data updated: 2026-08-26

The net expense ratio is 0.64% (0.69% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $11K in broker commissions, 0.0027% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 5%.

C000167272 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000167272. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.30%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.04%
Gross expense ratio0.69%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio0.64%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
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

C000167272 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000167272, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $405 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.67% 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 0.64%)$67$210$366
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$2
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$10$37
Total costs$67$222$405
Value after costs$10,433$11,354$12,358
Impact on return, per year0.67%0.67%0.67%

C000167272 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): 0.0027%
  • Total broker commissions: $11K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $71.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 5%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $15.5M
  • Net income from securities lending: $92K (0.022% of average net assets)

C000167272 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$5K47.05%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$2K16.31%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$1K10.41%
Jefferies LLC$6846.17%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$6766.11%
TD Securities (USA) LLC$5334.82%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$4794.33%
UBS Securities LLC$4283.86%
Barclays Capital Inc.$1040.94%

C000167272 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$71.2M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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