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Transamerica Bond

mutual fund
TAFLX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.05 -0.03 -0.37%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
I (TFXIX) R (TAADX) R6 (TAFLX) C (IFLLX) A (IDITX)
TAFLX (Mutual Fund)

Transamerica Bond

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.05 -0.03 -0.37%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
I (TFXIX) R (TAADX) R6 (TAFLX) C (IFLLX) A (IDITX)
TAFLX (Mutual Fund)

Transamerica Bond

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.05 -0.03 -0.37%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
I (TFXIX) R (TAADX) R6 (TAFLX) C (IFLLX) A (IDITX)

Name

As of 12/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Transamerica Bond

TAFLX | Fund

$8.05

$2.16 B

4.28%

$0.35

0.45%

Vitals

YTD Return

3.4%

1 yr return

3.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

-1.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

0.5%

Net Assets

$2.16 B

Holdings in Top 10

16.4%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$8.1
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.45%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 42.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

Transamerica Bond

TAFLX | Fund

$8.05

$2.16 B

4.28%

$0.35

0.45%

TAFLX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 3.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.5%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 2.52%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 4.3%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Transamerica Bond
  • Fund Family Name
    Transamerica
  • Inception Date
    Mar 01, 2022
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    R6
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Brian Westhoff

Fund Description

The fund’s sub-adviser, Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in fixed-income securities, which may include dollar rolls, U.S. government and foreign government bonds and notes (including emerging markets), mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and asset-backed securities (including collateralized mortgage obligations), corporate bonds of issuers in the U.S. and foreign countries (including emerging markets), convertible bonds and other convertible securities, bank loans and loan participations, structured notes, and preferred securities.Under normal circumstances, at least 70% of the fund’s net assets will be invested in (a) debt securities rated investment grade or higher (rated at least BBB by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch or Baa by Moody’s) by at least two rating agencies or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the sub-adviser; (b) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities; (c) commercial paper rated Prime, Prime-1 or Prime-2 by NCO/Moody’s Commercial Paper Division, or A-1 or A-2 by Standard & Poor’s; and/or (d) cash or cash equivalents. Up to 30% of the fund’s net assets may be invested in debt securities that do not meet the investment grade criteria referred to above (commonly known as “junk bonds”). Junk bonds are high-risk debt securities rated below investment grade (that is, securities rated below BBB by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch or below Baa by Moody’s or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the fund’s sub-adviser). The fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in equity securities, such as common stocks, rights, warrants or preferred stock. The fund may invest in securities of any maturity and does not have a target average duration.The sub-adviser uses a combination of a global “top-down” analysis of the macroeconomic and interest rate environments and global asset classes and proprietary “bottom-up” research of sectors, industries, issuers and individual securities. In the sub-adviser’s “top-down” approach, the sub-adviser analyzes various fundamental, technical, sentiment and valuation factors that affect the movement and relative value of markets and securities prices worldwide. In its proprietary “bottom-up” research of corporate and sovereign debt and other fixed-income securities, the sub-adviser considers various fundamental and other factors, such as creditworthiness, capital structure, covenants, cash flows and, as applicable, collateral. The sub-adviser uses this combined “top-down” and “bottom-up” approach to determine asset class, sector, security, yield curve and duration positions for the fund.The sub-adviser’s research analysts also generally integrate environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters within their analytical process for foreign government bonds and notes (including emerging markets), private residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, certain asset-backed securities (including collateralized mortgage obligations), corporate bonds of issuers in the U.S. and foreign countries (including emerging markets), structured notes, certain preferred securities, certain cash equivalents (including corporate commercial paper) and privately issued debt securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S alongside traditional credit metrics as a risk management tool and as a method to identify financially material ESG factors and arrive at an independent, comprehensive view of the investment. The sub-adviser’s research analysts typically do not consider ESG factors when analyzing other investments, including, but not limited to, investments in dollar rolls, U.S. government bonds and notes, U.S. agency securities, convertible bonds, other convertible securities, certain bank loans and loan participations, asset-backed commercial paper, cash, certain cash equivalent securities, equity securities, common stocks, rights, warrants, derivatives, repurchase agreements and money market instruments. Consideration of ESG matters is subjective and not determinative in the sub-adviser’s investment process. The sub-adviser may conclude that other attributes of an investment outweigh ESG considerations when making investment decisions. The sub-adviser’s research analysts do not take ESG factors into consideration with respect to every investment in the fund.The fund may, but is not required to, engage in certain investment strategies involving derivatives, such as options, futures, forward currency contracts and swaps, including, but not limited to, interest rate, total return and credit default swaps. These investment strategies may be employed as a hedging technique, as a means of altering investment characteristics of the fund (such as shortening or lengthening duration), in an attempt to enhance returns or for other purposes.The fund may purchase securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery, to be announced or forward commitment basis.The fund may invest in privately issued securities, including those that are normally purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.The sub-adviser considers emerging market countries as countries that major international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, generally consider to be less economically mature than developed nations.
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TAFLX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period TAFLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.4% -4.6% 11.7% 45.80%
1 Yr 3.9% -2.4% 15.0% 36.79%
3 Yr -1.5%* -10.0% 28.5% 25.56%
5 Yr 0.5%* -7.2% 58.8% 33.91%
10 Yr N/A* -2.8% 74.0% 6.78%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period TAFLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 2.1% -16.2% 8.1% 48.86%
2022 -15.9% -34.7% 131.9% 47.23%
2021 -2.8% -11.6% 4.4% 24.58%
2020 3.5% -9.9% 946.1% 60.53%
2019 5.8% -1.7% 16.9% 41.66%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period TAFLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.4% -4.6% 11.7% 45.80%
1 Yr 3.9% -2.4% 15.0% 36.79%
3 Yr -1.5%* -10.0% 28.5% 25.56%
5 Yr 0.5%* -7.2% 58.8% 33.91%
10 Yr N/A* -2.8% 74.0% 6.45%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period TAFLX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 6.7% -11.3% 11.9% 25.26%
2022 -12.9% -32.2% 131.9% 27.02%
2021 0.5% -9.4% 9.2% 12.90%
2020 7.4% -1.9% 1009.0% 73.07%
2019 10.1% 1.1% 21668.0% 18.13%

NAV & Total Return History

TAFLX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

TAFLX Category Low Category High TAFLX % Rank
Net Assets 2.16 B 2.9 M 314 B 42.59%
Number of Holdings 536 1 17880 61.16%
Net Assets in Top 10 369 M 1.62 M 35.1 B 52.65%
Weighting of Top 10 16.35% 4.7% 3984.6% 78.94%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA 2.32%
  2. Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.10%
  3. FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO 2.07%
  4. U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.83%
  5. U.S. Treasury Notes 1.54%
  6. U.S. Treasury Bills 1.47%
  7. U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.38%
  8. U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.23%
  9. U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.21%
  10. U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.20%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High TAFLX % Rank
Bonds 		90.40% 0.00% 9231.88% 69.64%
Other 		9.22% -27.25% 1695.17% 29.28%
Cash 		5.89% -54.51% 237.69% 25.96%
Convertible Bonds 		2.10% 0.00% 7.93% 27.41%
Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 99.98% 95.34%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 72.34% 95.33%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High TAFLX % Rank
Corporate 		47.74% 0.00% 100.00% 13.49%
Securitized 		33.94% 0.00% 98.40% 35.36%
Government 		14.56% 0.00% 86.23% 76.15%
Cash & Equivalents 		5.89% 0.00% 237.69% 26.06%
Derivative 		0.00% -6.56% 44.82% 67.91%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 98.33%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High TAFLX % Rank
US 		90.40% 0.00% 9042.62% 62.72%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 189.26% 95.74%

TAFLX - Expenses

Operational Fees

TAFLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.45% 0.01% 39.64% 78.27%
Management Fee 0.39% 0.00% 1.76% 61.18%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% 15.44%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.50% 6.21%

Sales Fees

TAFLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

TAFLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

TAFLX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 42.00% 2.00% 493.39% 13.71%

TAFLX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

TAFLX Category Low Category High TAFLX % Rank
Dividend Yield 4.28% 0.00% 10.11% 24.66%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

TAFLX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

TAFLX Category Low Category High TAFLX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.52% -1.28% 4.79% 10.19%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

TAFLX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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TAFLX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Brian Westhoff

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 31, 2005

16.76

16.8%

Brian Westhoff, CFA, is the head of multi-sector portfolio management responsible for portfolio management of multi-sector and Emerging Market Debt strategies. Prior to his current role, he worked as a fixed income investment analyst at St. Paul Companies. He also held roles in equity research with Credit Suisse Asset Management in London and Merrill Lynch in Argentina. Brian has been in the industry since 1997 and started with the firm and its affiliates in 2003. He received his BS in business administration from Drake University and his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Bradley Doyle

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 01, 2015

6.67

6.7%

Brad Doyle, CFA, is head of investment grade credit and a portfolio manager responsible for the portfolio management of Investment Grade Credit strategies, multi-sector portfolios and Sustainable Fixed Income strategy. Prior to his current role, Brad served as a senior corporate bond trader and portfolio manager for Strong Capital Management. He has been in the industry since 1994 and started with the firm in 2004. Brad received his BA in accounting from the University of North Dakota. He is a CFA® charterholder.

Jeremy Mead

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 24, 2017

5.02

5.0%

Jeremy Mead, CFA, is head of US client investment solutions and insurance asset management, which includes oversight for the Transamerica companies’ general account portfolios. He is responsible for participating in groups that formulate investment strategy for the firm and for overseeing the portfolio managers who implement duration, curve positioning and relative value decisions for the affiliated insurance companies’ general account portfolios.

Tyler Knight

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 01, 2021

1.16

1.2%

Tyler Knight, CFA, is head of US public structured finance responsible for the overall strategy and portfolio management of structured finance-related strategies as well as leading a team of US structured finance investment managers. He is also a portfolio manager for multi-sector strategies. Prior to his current role, he structured CMBS transactions and supported CMBS trading on the Bear Stearns trading desk. Tyler also supported transaction closing deal teams in the Structured Finance Advisory Services group at Ernst & Young LLP. He has been in the industry since 2004 and started with the firm in 2008. Tyler received his BBA in finance from the University of Iowa. He is a CFA® charterholder.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 33.43 6.77 1.16

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