TADAX Fees and Costs — Transamerica US Growth, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 1.00%: a 0.63% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $257K in broker commissions, 0.0097% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 39%.
TADAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TADAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.63% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.00% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.00% |
| 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 | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
TADAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TADAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,299 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.23% 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 1.00%) | $99 | $310 | $537 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $27 | $102 | $207 |
| Total costs | $678 | $965 | $1,299 |
| Value after costs | $9,822 | $10,612 | $11,464 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.78% | 3.00% | 2.23% |
TADAX 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): 0.0097%
- Total broker commissions: $257K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $5.8B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 39%
- Securities lending: none during the year
TADAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $33K | 17.86% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $26K | 13.97% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $24K | 13.09% |
| Jefferies LLC | $20K | 11.08% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $17K | 9.38% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $15K | 8.11% |
| Capital Institutional Services, Inc. | $15K | 8.01% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $14K | 7.66% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $10K | 5.55% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $10K | 5.28% |
TADAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $5.8B | 99.96% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.2M | 0.02% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $890K | 0.02% |
Transamerica US Growth Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAGHX | Class R6 | 0.67% | none |
| C000080720 | Class I2 | 0.67% | none |
| TWMTX | Class T | 0.70% | 8.50% |
| TDEIX | Class I | 0.77% | none |
| TADAX | Class A | 1.00% | 5.50% |
| TADCX | Class C | 1.80% | 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.