QAAAJX Fees and Costs — T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.75%: a 0.58% management fee plus 0.17% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $52K in broker commissions, 0.0021% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 18%.
QAAAJX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of QAAAJX. Prospectus, as of April 24, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.58% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.17% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.75% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.75% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
QAAAJX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in QAAAJX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $473 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.79% 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 0.75%) | $79 | $246 | $428 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $43 |
| Total costs | $79 | $259 | $473 |
| Value after costs | $10,421 | $11,317 | $12,290 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
QAAAJX 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): 0.0021%
- Total broker commissions: $52K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $74.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 18%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: —
QAAAJX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $9K | 19.32% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $9K | 18.65% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $8K | 17.15% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $4K | 9.82% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $3K | 7.50% |
| Citigroup Inc. | $3K | 7.20% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $3K | 6.41% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. | $2K | 4.99% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $2K | 4.79% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $2K | 4.18% |
QAAAJX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $53.3M | 72.05% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $20.0M | 27.11% |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | $165K | 0.22% |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $165K | 0.22% |
| Citigroup Inc. | $51K | 0.07% |
| UBS AG | $51K | 0.07% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $51K | 0.07% |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. | $51K | 0.07% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $51K | 0.07% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $35K | 0.05% |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| QAAAJX | T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio | 0.75% | — |
| QAAGXX | Class II | 1.00% | — |
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.