TAAEX Fees and Costs — Transamerica Capital Growth, Class R
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 1.41%: a 0.68% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.26% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $619K in broker commissions, 0.0406% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 74%.
TAAEX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TAAEX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.68% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.26% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.44% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.41% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
TAAEX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TAAEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $899 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.52% 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 1.41%) | $148 | $460 | $794 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $13 | $23 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $23 | $83 |
| Total costs | $152 | $497 | $899 |
| Value after costs | $10,348 | $11,080 | $11,864 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.52% | 1.52% | 1.52% |
TAAEX 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): 0.0406%
- Total broker commissions: $619K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $22.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 74%
- Securities on loan, average value: $57.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $144K (0.009% of average net assets)
TAAEX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $132K | 27.17% |
| Jefferies LLC | $67K | 13.89% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $65K | 13.36% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $60K | 12.32% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $49K | 10.16% |
| BTIG, LLC | $36K | 7.35% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $24K | 4.95% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $20K | 4.12% |
| Canaccord Genuity LLC | $16K | 3.35% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $16K | 3.34% |
TAAEX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $22.6B | 99.74% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $34.0M | 0.15% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $24.7M | 0.11% |
Transamerica Capital Growth Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCPWX | Class R6 | 0.73% | none |
| C000021203 | Class I2 | 0.73% | none |
| TFOIX | Class I | 0.82% | none |
| IALAX | Class A | 1.11% | 5.50% |
| TAAEX | Class R | 1.41% | none |
| ILLLX | Class C | 1.88% | 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.