TBLFX Fees and Costs — Transamerica Balanced II
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.75%: a 0.48% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.25% other expenses, less a 0.23% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $6K in broker commissions, 0.0074% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 52%.
TBLFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TBLFX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.48% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.25% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.98% |
| Fee waiver | −0.23% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.75% |
| 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 |
TBLFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TBLFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $476 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.80% 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) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $44 |
| Total costs | $80 | $261 | $476 |
| Value after costs | $10,420 | $11,315 | $12,287 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
TBLFX 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): 0.0074%
- Total broker commissions: $6K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $443.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 52%
- Securities on loan, average value: $162K
- Net income from securities lending: $514 (0.001% of average net assets)
TBLFX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 39.71% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $640 | 13.26% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $514 | 10.65% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $420 | 8.69% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $307 | 6.36% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $289 | 5.98% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $254 | 5.26% |
| Jefferies LLC | $199 | 4.12% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $165 | 3.41% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $123 | 2.56% |
TBLFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $216.3M | 49.84% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $110.4M | 25.45% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $46.7M | 10.76% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $13.2M | 3.05% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $11.8M | 2.71% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10.2M | 2.35% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $8.8M | 2.02% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $8.0M | 1.85% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $5.1M | 1.17% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $3.5M | 0.80% |
Transamerica Balanced II Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBLTX | Class I3 | 0.63% | none |
| TBLFX | C000171791 | 0.75% | none |
| TBLRX | Class R | 1.10% | 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.