C000206974 Fees and Costs — AST BlackRock 80/20 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 $126K in broker commissions, 0.0508% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 53%.

C000206974 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000206974. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.52%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.05%
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

C000206974 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000206974, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $503 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$17$29
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$13$46
Total costs$84$276$503
Value after costs$10,416$11,300$12,260
Impact on return, per year0.84%0.84%0.84%

C000206974 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): 0.0508%
  • Total broker commissions: $126K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 53%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $65.0M
  • Net income from securities lending: $302K (0.122% of average net assets)

C000206974 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC$19K17.63%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$17K15.35%
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC$13K12.02%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$11K10.26%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$10K9.13%
UBS Securities LLC$10K8.96%
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC$8K7.82%
CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.$8K7.21%
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC$7K6.33%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$6K5.30%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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