C000206973 Fees and Costs — AST BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation ETF Portfolio

Data updated: 2023-03-16

The net expense ratio is 0.75% (1.00% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $87K in broker commissions, 0.0489% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 66%.

C000206973 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000206973. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.52%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.06%
Gross expense ratio1.00%
Fee waiver−0.25%
Net expense ratio0.75%
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

C000206973 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000206973, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $502 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.84% 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 0.75%)$79$246$428
Trading costs (broker commissions)$5$16$28
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$13$46
Total costs$84$275$502
Value after costs$10,416$11,301$12,261
Impact on return, per year0.84%0.84%0.84%

C000206973 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0489%
  • Total broker commissions: $87K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 66%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $34.5M
  • Net income from securities lending: $213K (0.119% of average net assets)

C000206973 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$20K25.25%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$11K14.26%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$10K12.36%
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.$8K9.72%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$7K8.59%
UBS Securities LLC$6K7.98%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$5K6.81%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$4K5.71%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$4K4.95%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$3K4.37%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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