IBALX Fees and Costs — Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.95%: a 0.59% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.11% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $67K in broker commissions, 0.0047% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 50%.
IBALX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of IBALX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.59% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.11% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.95% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.95% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.50% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
IBALX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in IBALX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,267 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.17% 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 |
| Sales charges | $550 | $550 | $550 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.95%) | $94 | $294 | $511 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $27 | $101 | $204 |
| Total costs | $672 | $947 | $1,267 |
| Value after costs | $9,828 | $10,629 | $11,496 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.72% | 2.95% | 2.17% |
IBALX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0047%
- Total broker commissions: $67K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $8.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 50%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $7K (0.001% of average net assets)
IBALX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $11K | 19.56% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $9K | 16.80% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $8K | 14.42% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $6K | 11.65% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $6K | 11.12% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $5K | 8.73% |
| Jefferies LLC | $3K | 6.25% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $3K | 4.87% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $2K | 3.40% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 3.19% |
IBALX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $4.7B | 55.63% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.2B | 26.15% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $676.3M | 7.98% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $194.2M | 2.29% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $187.1M | 2.21% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $153.6M | 1.81% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $117.7M | 1.39% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $85.6M | 1.01% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $72.9M | 0.86% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $57.7M | 0.68% |
Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMMX | Class R6 | 0.64% | none |
| TBLIX | Class I | 0.74% | none |
| IBALX | Class A | 0.95% | 5.50% |
| TAAHX | Class R | 1.21% | none |
| IBLLX | Class C | 1.71% | none |
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.