TUNAX Fees and Costs — Transamerica Strategic Income, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.97%: a 0.54% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.26% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0018% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 65%.
TUNAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TUNAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.54% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.26% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.05% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.75% |
| 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 |
TUNAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TUNAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,186 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.03% 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 | $475 | $475 | $475 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.97%) | $97 | $303 | $525 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $24 | $90 | $184 |
| Total costs | $596 | $868 | $1,186 |
| Value after costs | $9,904 | $10,708 | $11,577 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.96% | 2.69% | 2.03% |
TUNAX 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): 0.0018%
- Total broker commissions: $4K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $727.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 65%
- Securities on loan, average value: $6.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $47K (0.023% of average net assets)
TUNAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 86.36% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $426 | 11.53% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $76 | 2.07% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1 | 0.03% |
TUNAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $319.4M | 57.17% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $44.3M | 7.94% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $39.7M | 7.10% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $33.1M | 5.92% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $22.9M | 4.10% |
| Jefferies LLC | $22.0M | 3.93% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $21.9M | 3.93% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $21.3M | 3.80% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $17.7M | 3.17% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $16.4M | 2.94% |
Transamerica Strategic Income Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUNIX | Class I | 0.63% | none |
| C000149085 | Class I2 | 0.63% | none |
| TUNAX | Class A | 0.97% | 4.75% |
| TUNRX | Class R6 | — | — |
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.