C000194815 Fees and Costs — 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio, Class IB
Data updated: 2026-08-25
The net expense ratio is 1.54% (2.28% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $834 in broker commissions, 0.0085% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.
C000194815 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000194815. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 1.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.28% |
| Fee waiver | −0.74% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.54% |
| 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 |
C000194815 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000194815, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $958 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.63% 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 1.54%) | $162 | $502 | $865 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $25 | $88 |
| Total costs | $163 | $529 | $958 |
| Value after costs | $10,337 | $11,047 | $11,805 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% |
C000194815 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): 0.0085%
- Total broker commissions: $834
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $328K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $5K (0.053% of average net assets)
C000194815 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $423 | 50.67% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $412 | 49.33% |
C000194815 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $328K | 100.00% |
1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000194816 | Class K | 1.29% | — |
| C000194815 | Class IB | 1.54% | — |
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.