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Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 Overview

Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 (TAAFX) is an actively managed Allocation Global Moderate Allocation fund. Transamerica launched the fund in 2000.

The investment seeks long-term returns from a combination of investment income and capital appreciation with slightly less than average volatility as compared to other balanced funds. The fund invests in a combination of Transamerica Funds ("underlying funds"). The underlying bond funds normally invest principally in fixed-income securities, the underlying stock funds normally invest principally in equity securities, and the underlying money market fund, Transamerica Government Money Market, normally invests principally in U.S. government securities and/or repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities.

About Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 (TAAFX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 5.80 years: Kane Cotton (2014), Rufat Garalov (2021), E. Kele Evans (2026). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100% and Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 has 12 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 96.8% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 is part of the Allocation global asset class and is within the Allocation fund group. Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 has 18.8% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 39.6%. There is 13.9% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.1% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 41.1% (36.2% domestic bond, 4.9% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 has 5.3% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $149 million in total assets, which is below the $947 million average for the Global Moderate Allocation category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

TAAFX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Global Moderate Allocation category. Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 has an expense ratio of 0.94%, which is 10% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 has a portfolio turnover rate of 300%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 64% for the Global Moderate Allocation category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 returned -0.8%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Global Moderate Allocation category had an average return of 0.3%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 has a trailing yield of 3.51%, which is above the 2.61% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Transamerica Asset Alloc Interm Hrzn R4 Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 4.5%, 3.6 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of F. The fund has returned 9.1% over the past year (grade of F), 9.9% over the past three years (grade of F) and 4.2% per year over the past five years (grade of F) and 6.9% per year over the past 10 years (grade of D).

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