Expense Ratio History

TLCFX expense ratio history

Transamerica Long Credit

Fund company
Transamerica
Type
Mutual fund

1.59%

In basis points
159 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$159
Prospectus dated
1 March 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 1.50% on 1 March 2026

Fee over time

TLCFX expense ratio: 2.49% until 1 Mar 2024, then 4.45%; 4.45% until 1 Mar 2025, then 1.50%; 1.50% until 1 Mar 2026, then 1.59%; read at 1.59% on 1 Mar 2026.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Mar 2023Oct 2023May 2024Dec 2024Jul 2025Feb 20262.49% before1.59% from 1 Mar 2026
TLCFX expense ratio: 2.49% until 1 Mar 2024, then 4.45%; 4.45% until 1 Mar 2025, then 1.50%; 1.50% until 1 Mar 2026, then 1.59%; read at 1.59% on 1 Mar 2026.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Mar 2023Apr 2024May 20252.49% before1.59% from 1 Mar 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 6 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
— — 1.36% 0.58% 29 Sep 2023
TLCFX (this page) C 1.59% — 1 Mar 2026
TLCJX I 0.65% — 1 Mar 2026
TLCKX R6 0.56% — 1 Mar 2026
TLCDX A 0.89% — 1 Mar 2026
— I2 0.56% — 1 Mar 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Mar 2026 1.59% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2026 1.59% Raised from 1.50% to 1.59%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-27
1 Mar 2025 1.50% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2025 1.50% Cut from 4.45% to 1.50%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-02-28
1 Mar 2024 4.45% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-03-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Mar 2024 4.45% Raised from 2.49% to 4.45%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-02-29
31 Mar 2023 2.49% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-03-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.59% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,900 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $13,930.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$163
3 years$506
5 years$872
10 years$1,900

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 4 prospectuses for this share class since 2023. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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