FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022


Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   2

Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   8


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of Transamerica Life Insurance Company and the Contract Owners of Separate Account VA DD

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the subaccounts of Separate Account VA DD indicated in the table below as of December 31, 2023, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the subaccounts of Separate Account VA DD as of December 31, 2023, and the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class (2)    Vanguard® International (1)
Vanguard® Balanced (1)    Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index (1)
Vanguard® Capital Growth (1)    Vanguard® Moderate Allocation (1)
Vanguard® Conservative Allocation (1)    Vanguard® Money Market (1)
Vanguard® Diversified Value (1)    Vanguard® Real Estate Index (1)
Vanguard® Equity Income (1)    Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade (1)
Vanguard® Equity Index (1)    Vanguard® Small Company Growth (1)
Vanguard® Global Bond Index (1)    Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index (1)
Vanguard® Growth (1)    Vanguard® Total International Stock Market Index (1)
Vanguard® High Yield Bond (1)    Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index (1)

(1)  Statements of operations and changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

(2)  Statements of operations and changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the period May 2, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Transamerica Life Insurance Company management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements of each of the subaccounts of Separate Account VA DD based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to each of the subaccounts of Separate Account VA DD in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

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Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of December 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian or the investee mutual fund. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois

April 19, 2024

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the subaccounts of Separate Account VA DD since 2014.


Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2023

 

Subaccount   Number of Shares     Cost     Assets at Market
Value
    Due (to)/from
General Account
    Net Assets     Units Outstanding     Range of Unit Values  

 

 

TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class

    4,444,324.986       $     83,502,532       $    89,508,705       $         6       $    89,508,711       7,593,486       $   11.787565       $   11.787565  

Vanguard® Balanced

    90,958,619.439       2,013,742,481       2,118,426,247       -       2,118,426,247       13,524,903       156.631534       156.631534  

Vanguard® Capital Growth

    20,801,950.854       728,423,243       964,794,481       (85)       964,794,396       8,992,678       107.286665       107.286665  

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation

    13,960,424.674       352,661,378       341,192,779       70       341,192,849       9,041,223       37.737468       37.737468  

Vanguard® Diversified Value

    34,412,138.011       468,592,059       537,861,717       (50)       537,861,667       8,663,436       62.084108       62.084108  

Vanguard® Equity Income

    37,795,526.206       832,378,275       903,691,032       58       903,691,090       5,904,578       153.049235       153.049235  

Vanguard® Equity Index

    34,647,972.833       1,287,436,474       2,109,715,066       (6)       2,109,715,060       10,045,181       210.022607       210.022607  

Vanguard® Global Bond Index

    7,540,148.320       154,386,033       140,246,759       90       140,246,849       6,753,500       20.766544       20.766544  

Vanguard® Growth

    30,361,004.739       771,979,768       769,347,860       (3)       769,347,857       6,766,946       113.692042       113.692042  

Vanguard® High Yield Bond

    37,599,762.593       283,910,095       277,110,250       46       277,110,296       6,605,874       41.949072       41.949072  

Vanguard® International

    38,605,902.059       971,595,087       948,547,014       (60)       948,546,954       12,758,790       74.344587       74.344587  

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index

    33,669,051.956       712,344,410       805,700,413       42       805,700,455       8,220,903       98.006324       98.006324  

Vanguard® Moderate Allocation

    15,416,614.470       437,137,210       448,777,647       112       448,777,759       9,679,129       46.365513       46.365513  

Vanguard® Money Market

    1,066,246,026.844       1,066,246,027       1,066,246,027       (306)       1,066,245,721       506,758,737       2.104050       2.104050  

Vanguard® Real Estate Index

    35,265,583.101       441,611,218       420,365,751       (55)       420,365,696       5,191,626       80.969956       80.969956  

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade

    73,651,459.759       777,984,565       759,346,550       25       759,346,575       35,654,145       21.297568       21.297568  

Vanguard® Small Company Growth

    44,440,137.449       861,837,974       782,590,820       30       782,590,850       5,991,790       130.610522       130.610522  

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index

    112,588,880.327       1,324,391,112       1,196,819,798       46       1,196,819,844       29,799,566       40.162325       40.162325  

Vanguard® Total International Stock Market  Index

    11,986,026.970       243,275,396       252,785,309       40       252,785,349       10,012,280       25.247530       25.247530  

Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index

    35,243,722.566       1,326,808,111       1,742,802,081       (73)       1,742,802,008       23,623,334       73.774600       73.774600  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
    

  TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class

 

  Subaccount(1)

 

Vanguard® Balanced

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Capital Growth

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation

 

Subaccount

Net Assets as of December 31, 2021:

    $ -     $ 2,603,367,176     $ 993,758,270     $ 439,078,966  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     163,096       42,789,962       7,464,675       9,511,790  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     27,228       6,535,069       2,507,849       1,103,502  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     135,868       36,254,893       4,956,826       8,408,288  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     176,088       214,342,052       80,656,775       16,705,956  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (273,958     46,565,127       30,347,095       2,384,409  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (97,870     260,907,179       111,003,870       19,090,365  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (853,139     (670,332,233     (269,721,825     (91,823,157
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     (951,009     (409,425,054     (158,717,955     (72,732,792

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (815,141     (373,170,161     (153,761,129     (64,324,504
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     25,668,601       (201,499,945     (59,090,247     (38,380,292
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     24,853,460       (574,670,106     (212,851,376     (102,704,796
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2022:

    $ 24,853,460     $ 2,028,697,070     $ 780,906,894     $ 336,374,170  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     726,184       42,484,053       9,082,315       6,779,933  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     156,873       6,117,437       2,597,784       1,020,683  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     569,311       36,366,616       6,484,531       5,759,250  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     859,538       82,330,543       43,755,998       8,775,250  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     3,587,163       33,165,086       27,271,036       (4,029,231
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     4,446,701       115,495,629       71,027,034       4,746,019  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     6,859,313       117,395,652       133,618,681       28,433,699  
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     11,306,014       232,891,281       204,645,715       33,179,718  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     11,875,325       269,257,897       211,130,246       38,938,968  
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     52,779,926       (179,528,720     (27,242,744     (34,120,289
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     64,655,251       89,729,177       183,887,502       4,818,679  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2023:

    $ 89,508,711     $ 2,118,426,247     $ 964,794,396     $ 341,192,849  
  

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

(1) See Footnote 1

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
    

 Vanguard® Diversified Value

 

 Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Equity Income

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Equity Index

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Global Bond Index

 

Subaccount

Net Assets as of December 31, 2021:

    $ 593,646,368     $ 949,630,973     $ 2,286,707,536     $ 179,025,439  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     6,162,933       23,996,892       25,975,958       4,351,709  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     1,585,742       2,804,172       5,749,871       459,122  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     4,577,191       21,192,720       20,226,087       3,892,587  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     48,757,464       102,020,832       86,857,323       1,607,189  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (7,296,970     20,673,138       91,632,039       (772,607
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     41,460,494       122,693,970       178,489,362       834,582  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (116,481,182     (155,214,647     (614,036,199     (27,827,911
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     (75,020,688     (32,520,677     (435,546,837     (26,993,329

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (70,443,497     (11,327,957     (415,320,750     (23,100,742
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     (21,311,349     19,552,315       (109,863,680     (16,630,192
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (91,754,846     8,224,358       (525,184,430     (39,730,934
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2022:

    $ 501,891,522     $ 957,855,331     $ 1,761,523,106     $ 139,294,505  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     7,308,477       24,867,217       27,016,308       2,724,977  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     1,522,203       2,690,367       5,735,306       416,486  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     5,786,274       22,176,850       21,281,002       2,308,491  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     27,781,253       48,617,590       59,834,963       237,395  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (8,677,644     17,854,470       73,597,376       (1,900,409
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     19,103,609       66,472,060       133,432,339       (1,663,014

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     67,331,696       (22,808,440     285,562,218       7,554,186  
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     86,435,305       43,663,620       418,994,557       5,891,172  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     92,221,579       65,840,470       440,275,559       8,199,663  
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     (56,251,434     (120,004,711     (92,083,605     (7,247,319
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     35,970,145       (54,164,241     348,191,954       952,344  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2023:

    $ 537,861,667     $ 903,691,090     $ 2,109,715,060     $ 140,246,849  
  

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

(1) See Footnote 1

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
    

Vanguard® Growth

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® High Yield Bond

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® International

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index

 

Subaccount

Net Assets as of December 31, 2021:

    $ 915,102,076     $ 322,852,086     $ 1,414,444,717     $ 1,026,242,339  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     -       14,608,693       13,813,297       9,592,292  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     1,971,041       846,032       3,032,178       2,505,228  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (1,971,041     13,762,661       10,781,119       7,087,064  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     229,409,553       -       204,775,090       90,997,423  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     6,936,908       (4,627,953     27,999,273       24,739,557  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     236,346,461       (4,627,953     232,774,363       115,736,980  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (532,426,712     (39,848,481     (665,182,451     (315,028,427
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     (296,080,251     (44,476,434     (432,408,088     (199,291,447

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (298,051,292     (30,713,773     (421,626,969     (192,204,383
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     (67,727,851     (25,722,308     (85,731,836     (63,900,460
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (365,779,143     (56,436,081     (507,358,805     (256,104,843
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2022:

    $ 549,322,933     $ 266,416,005     $ 907,085,912     $ 770,137,496  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     1,551,724       13,473,825       14,756,358       11,234,403  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     1,981,101       803,625       2,841,615       2,308,684  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (429,377     12,670,200       11,914,743       8,925,719  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     -       -       31,819,150       14,098,209  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     7,653,781       (3,074,257     20,889,901       26,620,717  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     7,653,781       (3,074,257     52,709,051       40,718,926  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     210,441,118       19,312,820       61,655,555       61,482,994  
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     218,094,899       16,238,563       114,364,606       102,201,920  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     217,665,522       28,908,763       126,279,349       111,127,639  
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     2,359,402       (18,214,472     (84,818,307     (75,564,680
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     220,024,924       10,694,291       41,461,042       35,562,959  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2023:

    $ 769,347,857     $ 277,110,296     $ 948,546,954     $ 805,700,455  
  

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

(1) See Footnote 1

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
    

 Vanguard® Moderate Allocation

 

 Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Money Market

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Real Estate Index

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment

 

Grade

 

Subaccount

Net Assets as of December 31, 2021:

    $ 532,845,000     $ 969,500,196     $ 617,133,252     $ 959,791,122  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     11,061,882       16,119,811       9,515,173       14,236,938  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     1,342,062       3,105,577       1,467,418       2,540,430  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     9,719,820       13,014,234       8,047,755       11,696,508  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     20,611,080       31,996       21,491,857       6,795,289  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     3,769,709       -       4,929,692       (4,835,318
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     24,380,789       31,996       26,421,549       1,959,971  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (118,370,357     -       (193,435,781     (69,260,080
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     (93,989,568     31,996       (167,014,232     (67,300,109

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (84,269,748     13,046,230       (158,966,477     (55,603,601
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     (35,473,803     98,822,529       (40,667,419     (98,564,824
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (119,743,551     111,868,759       (199,633,896     (154,168,425
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2022:

    $ 413,101,449     $ 1,081,368,955     $ 417,499,356     $ 805,622,697  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     8,740,125       52,993,132       10,138,365       16,822,090  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     1,268,963       3,205,605       1,202,700       2,325,772  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     7,471,162       49,787,527       8,935,665       14,496,318  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     13,930,486       11,713       19,126,687       -  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     2,972,806       -       (11,508,542     (7,344,100
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     16,903,292       11,713       7,618,145       (7,344,100

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     36,072,508       -       26,765,998       36,676,114  
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     52,975,800       11,713       34,384,143       29,332,014  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     60,446,962       49,799,240       43,319,808       43,828,332  
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     (24,770,652     (64,922,474     (40,453,468     (90,104,454
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     35,676,310       (15,123,234     2,866,340       (46,276,122
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2023:

    $ 448,777,759     $ 1,066,245,721     $ 420,365,696     $ 759,346,575  
  

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

(1) See Footnote 1

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
    

 Vanguard® Small Company Growth

 

 Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Total Bond Market

 

Index

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Total International

 

Stock Market Index

 

Subaccount

 

Vanguard® Total Stock Market

 

Index

 

Subaccount

Net Assets as of December 31, 2021:

    $ 1,006,853,915     $ 1,515,906,275     $ 255,247,398     $ 1,902,357,351  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     2,084,637       27,337,083       7,613,794       21,474,556  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     2,315,875       3,898,982       669,363       4,737,566  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (231,238     23,438,101       6,944,431       16,736,990  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     223,539,491       9,700,255       7,970,271       115,030,708  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (20,194,990     (7,948,545     (1,857,935     62,189,968  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     203,344,501       1,751,710       6,112,336       177,220,676  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (454,240,882     (223,408,835     (55,940,389     (567,518,027
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     (250,896,381     (221,657,125     (49,828,053     (390,297,351

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (251,127,619     (198,219,024     (42,883,622     (373,560,361
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     (64,460,241     (115,339,257     4,474,295       (70,754,183
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (315,587,860     (313,558,281     (38,409,327     (444,314,544
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2022:

    $ 691,266,055     $ 1,202,347,994     $ 216,838,071     $ 1,458,042,807  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

        

Reinvested Dividends

     3,014,240       29,769,883       6,687,711       18,267,088  

Investment Expense:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk and Administrative Charges

     2,195,657       3,554,166       703,738       4,746,411  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     818,583       26,215,717       5,983,973       13,520,677  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Capital Gain Distributions

     -       -       2,800,482       89,028,861  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (22,062,228     (13,102,001     (1,159,246     53,898,811  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (22,062,228     (13,102,001     1,641,236       142,927,672  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     149,689,842       47,186,797       25,188,734       206,334,892  
  

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investment

     127,627,614       34,084,796       26,829,970       349,262,564  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     128,446,197       60,300,513       32,813,943       362,783,241  
  

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Contract Transactions

     (37,121,402     (65,828,663     3,133,335       (78,024,040
  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     91,324,795       (5,528,150     35,947,278       284,759,201  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets as of December 31, 2023:

    $ 782,590,850     $ 1,196,819,844     $ 252,785,349     $ 1,742,802,008  
  

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

(1) See Footnote 1

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

1. Organization

Separate Account VA DD (the Separate Account) is a segregated investment account of Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Aegon N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of the Netherlands.

The Separate Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Unit Investment Trust pursuant to provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. TLIC and the Separate Account are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The assets and liabilities of the Separate Account are clearly identified and distinguished from TLIC’s other assets and liabilities. The Separate Account consists of multiple investment subaccounts. Each subaccount invests exclusively in the corresponding portfolio of a Mutual Fund. Each Mutual Fund is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Activity in these specified investment subaccounts is available to contract owners of Transamerica Value Variable Annuity.

Subaccount Investment by Mutual Fund: 

 

Subaccount

  

Mutual Fund

Transamerica Series Trust

  

Transamerica Series Trust

TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class

  

Transamerica S&P 500 Index VP Initial Class

Vanguard® Variable Insurance Fund

  

Vanguard® Variable Insurance Fund

Vanguard® Balanced

  

Vanguard® Balanced Portfolio

Vanguard® Capital Growth

  

Vanguard® Capital Growth Portfolio

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation

  

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation Portfolio

Vanguard® Diversified Value

  

Vanguard® Diversified Value Portfolio

Vanguard® Equity Income

  

Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

Vanguard® Equity Index

  

Vanguard® Equity Index Portfolio

Vanguard® Global Bond Index

  

Vanguard® Global Bond Index Portfolio

Vanguard® Growth

  

Vanguard® Growth Portfolio

Vanguard® High Yield Bond

  

Vanguard® High Yield Bond Portfolio

Vanguard® International

  

Vanguard® International Portfolio

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index

  

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

Vanguard® Moderate Allocation

  

Vanguard® Moderate Allocation Portfolio

Vanguard® Money Market

  

Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

Vanguard® Real Estate Index

  

Vanguard® Real Estate Index Portfolio

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade

  

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade Portfolio

Vanguard® Small Company Growth

  

Vanguard® Small Company Growth Portfolio

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index

  

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

Vanguard® Total International Stock Market Index

  

Vanguard® Total International Stock Market Index  Portfolio

Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index

  

Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

Each period reported on reflects a full twelve month period except as follows: 

 

Subaccount

  

Inception Date

TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class

  

May 2, 2022

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for variable annuity separate accounts registered as unit investment trusts. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions regarding matters that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investments

Net purchase payments received by the Separate Account are invested in the portfolios of the Mutual Funds as selected by the contract owner. Investments are stated at the closing net asset values per share on December 31, 2023.

Realized capital gains and losses from sales of shares in the Separate Account are determined on the first-in, first-out basis. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Unrealized gains or losses from investments in the Mutual Funds are included in the Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets.

Dividend Income

Dividends received from the Mutual Fund investments are reinvested to purchase additional mutual fund shares.

Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value Hierarchy

The Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the nature of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.

The Separate Account has categorized its financial instruments into a three level hierarchy which is based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are categorized as follows:

Level 1. Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market.

Level 2. Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:

a) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets

b) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets

c) Inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable

d) Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means.

Level 3. Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. They reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

All investments in the Mutual Funds included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are stated at fair value and are based upon published closing NAV per share and therefore are considered Level 1.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

 

3. Investments

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the period ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

Subaccount    Purchases     Sales  

TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class

  $      95,831,479     $     41,622,700  
   

Vanguard® Balanced

    135,778,873       196,610,388  

Vanguard® Capital Growth

    98,842,077       75,844,271  
   

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation

    39,235,366       58,821,211  

Vanguard® Diversified Value

    40,556,928       63,240,751  
   

Vanguard® Equity Income

    86,246,632       135,456,963  

Vanguard® Equity Index

    120,013,104       130,980,730  
   

Vanguard® Global Bond Index

    12,563,568       17,265,015  

Vanguard® Growth

    69,394,112       67,464,040  
   

Vanguard® High Yield Bond

    24,767,363       30,311,652  

Vanguard® International

    53,695,292       94,779,661  
   

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index

    34,903,038       87,443,850  

Vanguard® Moderate Allocation

    39,169,344       42,538,456  
   

Vanguard® Money Market

    240,555,724       255,679,164  

Vanguard® Real Estate Index

    32,539,013       44,930,114  
   

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade

    40,344,280       115,952,409  

Vanguard® Small Company Growth

    19,981,036       56,283,833  
   

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index

    58,937,515       98,550,559  

Vanguard® Total International Stock Market Index

    39,005,751       27,088,014  
   

Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index

    140,171,655       115,646,153  

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

 

4. Change in Units

The change in units outstanding were as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31, 2023         Year Ended December 31, 2022  
Subaccount    Units Purchased     

Units Redeemed

and Transferred

to/from

   

  Net Increase  

  (Decrease)  

           Units Purchased     

Units Redeemed

and Transferred

to/from

   

Net Increase

(Decrease)

 

TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class

    8,841,868       (3,898,977     4,942,891         3,811,580       (1,160,985     2,650,595  
           

Vanguard® Balanced

    79,733       (1,318,156     (1,238,423       85,083       (1,509,113     (1,424,030

Vanguard® Capital Growth

    490,166       (785,097     (294,931       135,948       (807,492     (671,544
           

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation

    678,250       (1,635,609     (957,359       523,189       (1,598,760     (1,075,571

Vanguard® Diversified Value

    100,191       (1,118,790     (1,018,599       653,869       (1,078,011     (424,142
           

Vanguard® Equity Income

    88,842       (929,367     (840,525       622,084       (500,121     121,963  

Vanguard® Equity Index

    176,170       (677,042     (500,872       257,892       (873,094     (615,202
           

Vanguard® Global Bond Index

    485,286       (855,290     (370,004       275,646       (1,081,879     (806,233

Vanguard® Growth

    686,808       (670,544     16,264         150,400       (870,943     (720,543
           

Vanguard® High Yield Bond

    293,278       (758,095     (464,817       278,521       (950,925     (672,404

Vanguard® International

    106,502       (1,294,956     (1,188,454       121,906       (1,326,856     (1,204,950
           

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index

    107,063       (960,985     (853,922       56,827       (769,420     (712,593

Vanguard® Moderate Allocation

    388,501       (973,684     (585,183       201,718       (1,034,977     (833,259
           

Vanguard® Money Market

    91,695,338       (123,248,201     (31,552,863       138,411,963       (88,545,795     49,866,168  

Vanguard® Real Estate Index

    45,599       (596,195     (550,596       106,933       (601,965     (495,032
           

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade

    1,175,645       (5,557,922     (4,382,277       1,466,287       (6,264,441     (4,798,154

Vanguard® Small Company Growth

    141,404       (463,080     (321,676       50,821       (581,340     (530,519
           

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index

    772,368       (2,485,413     (1,713,045       379,790       (3,245,267     (2,865,477

Vanguard® Total International Stock Market  Index

    1,257,113       (1,138,554     118,559         1,086,299       (944,648     141,651  
           

Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index

    517,747       (1,712,375     (1,194,628       882,382       (2,023,666     (1,141,284

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

 

4. Change in Unit Dollars (continued)

 

 

    Year Ended December 31, 2023         Year Ended December 31, 2022  
Subaccount  

 Units Purchased in 

Dollars

   

Units Redeemed

and Transferred

to/from in Dollars

   

Dollar Net Increase

(Decrease)

     

 Units Purchased in 

Dollars

   

Units Redeemed

and Transferred

to/from in Dollars

   

Dollar Net Increase

(Decrease)

 
TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class   $ 94,370,692     $ (41,590,766   $ 52,779,926       $ 36,840,647     $ (11,172,046   $ 25,668,601  
           

Vanguard® Balanced

    11,514,321       (191,043,041     (179,528,720       12,010,235       (213,510,180     (201,499,945
Vanguard® Capital Growth     46,997,257       (74,240,001     (27,242,744       11,738,714       (70,828,961     (59,090,247
           

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation

    23,952,084       (58,072,373     (34,120,289       18,851,923       (57,232,215     (38,380,292
Vanguard® Diversified Value     5,709,439       (61,960,873     (56,251,434       36,308,773       (57,620,122     (21,311,349
           

Vanguard® Equity Income

    13,040,791       (133,045,502     (120,004,711       87,913,088       (68,360,773     19,552,315  
Vanguard® Equity Index     34,282,104       (126,365,709     (92,083,605       47,142,051       (157,005,731     (109,863,680
           

Vanguard® Global Bond Index

    9,735,802       (16,983,121     (7,247,319       5,751,542       (22,381,734     (16,630,192
Vanguard® Growth     68,734,345       (66,374,943     2,359,402         14,713,853       (82,441,704     (67,727,851
           

Vanguard® High Yield Bond

    11,531,816       (29,746,288     (18,214,472       10,794,398       (36,516,706     (25,722,308
Vanguard® International     7,648,956       (92,467,263     (84,818,307       8,690,988       (94,422,824     (85,731,836
           

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index

    9,832,156       (85,396,836     (75,564,680       5,133,220       (69,033,680     (63,900,460
Vanguard® Moderate Allocation     16,858,947       (41,629,599     (24,770,652       8,577,046       (44,050,849     (35,473,803
           

Vanguard® Money Market

    188,870,105       (253,792,579     (64,922,474       274,981,130       (176,158,601     98,822,529  
Vanguard® Real Estate Index     3,403,535       (43,857,003     (40,453,468       9,267,129       (49,934,548     (40,667,419
           

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade

    24,063,432       (114,167,886     (90,104,454       29,843,306       (128,408,130     (98,564,824
Vanguard® Small Company Growth     17,511,542       (54,632,944     (37,121,402       5,743,273       (70,203,514     (64,460,241
           

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index

    30,134,400       (95,963,063     (65,828,663       15,250,234       (130,589,491     (115,339,257
Vanguard® Total International Stock Market Index       29,862,338       (26,729,003     3,133,335         25,276,528       (20,802,233     4,474,295  
           

Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index

    34,435,006       (112,459,046     (78,024,040       55,163,111       (125,917,294     (70,754,183

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

 

5. Financial Highlights

The Separate Account offers various death benefit options, which have differing fees that are charged against the contract owner’s account balance. These charges are discussed in more detail in the individual’s policy. Differences in the fee structures for these units result in different unit values, expense ratios, and total returns.

 

           At December 31           For the Year Ended December 31  
Subaccount     Units      Unit Fair Value
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
     Net
Assets
          Investment
Income
Ratio*
   

Expense
Ratio**
Lowest to
Highest

     Total Return***
 Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
 

TA S&P 500 Index Initial Class

 

    

     12/31/2023       7,593,486        $ 11.79        to        $ 11.79        $   89,508,711         1.37  %      0.300      %   to        0.300      %   25.71     %   to        25.71  % 
     12/31/2022 (1)      2,650,595        9.38        to        9.38        24,853,460         1.19       0.300        to        0.300        -       to        -  

Vanguard® Balanced

 

     12/31/2023       13,524,903        156.63        to        156.63        2,118,426,247         2.08       0.300        to        0.300        13.98       to        13.98  
     12/31/2022       14,763,326        137.41        to        137.41        2,028,697,070         1.96       0.300        to        0.300        (14.56     to        (14.56
     12/31/2021       16,187,356        160.83        to        160.83        2,603,367,176         1.81       0.270        to        0.270        18.70       to        18.70  
     12/31/2020       17,753,304        135.50        to        135.50        2,405,498,125         2.74       0.270        to        0.270        10.38       to        10.38  
     12/31/2019       19,764,042        122.75        to        122.75        2,426,092,117         2.66       0.270        to        0.270        22.15       to        22.15  

Vanguard® Capital Growth

 

     12/31/2023       8,992,678        107.29        to        107.29        964,794,396         1.04       0.300        to        0.300        27.60       to        27.60  
     12/31/2022       9,287,609        84.08        to        84.08        780,906,894         0.89       0.300        to        0.300        (15.74     to        (15.74
     12/31/2021       9,959,153        99.78        to        99.78        993,758,270         0.98       0.270        to        0.270        21.21       to        21.21  
     12/31/2020       11,627,264        82.32        to        82.32        957,156,953         1.46       0.270        to        0.270        17.16       to        17.16  
     12/31/2019       13,464,388        70.27        to        70.27        946,080,367         1.12       0.270        to        0.270        26.16       to        26.16  

Vanguard® Conservative Allocation

 

     12/31/2023       9,041,223        37.74        to        37.74        341,192,849         1.99       0.300        to        0.300        12.17       to        12.17  
     12/31/2022       9,998,582        33.64        to        33.64        336,374,170         2.58       0.300        to        0.300        (15.15     to        (15.15
     12/31/2021       11,074,153        39.65        to        39.65        439,078,966         1.53       0.270        to        0.270        5.70       to        5.70  
     12/31/2020       11,799,791        37.51        to        37.51        442,608,272         2.25       0.270        to        0.270        11.43       to        11.43  
     12/31/2019       11,258,031        33.66        to        33.66        378,975,105         2.11       0.270        to        0.270        15.52       to        15.52  

Vanguard® Diversified Value

 

     12/31/2023       8,663,436        62.08        to        62.08        537,861,667         1.44       0.300        to        0.300        19.77       to        19.77  
     12/31/2022       9,682,035        51.84        to        51.84        501,891,522         1.16       0.300        to        0.300        (11.75     to        (11.75
     12/31/2021       10,106,177        58.74        to        58.74        593,646,368         1.06       0.270        to        0.270        30.11       to        30.11  
     12/31/2020       9,548,776        45.15        to        45.15        431,086,461         2.73       0.270        to        0.270        11.48       to        11.48  
     12/31/2019       10,485,469        40.50        to        40.50        424,636,398         2.92       0.270        to        0.270        25.36       to        25.36  

Vanguard® Equity Income

 

     12/31/2023       5,904,578        153.05        to        153.05        903,691,090         2.77       0.300        to        0.300        7.78       to        7.78  
     12/31/2022       6,745,103        142.01        to        142.01        957,855,331         2.55       0.300        to        0.300        (0.96     to        (0.96
     12/31/2021       6,623,140        143.38        to        143.38        949,630,973         1.95       0.270        to        0.270        24.99       to        24.99  
     12/31/2020       7,141,402        114.71        to        114.71        819,221,317         2.89       0.270        to        0.270        2.97       to        2.97  
     12/31/2019       8,212,281        111.41        to        111.41        914,895,831         2.49       0.270        to        0.270        24.09       to        24.09  

Vanguard® Equity Index

 

     12/31/2023       10,045,181        210.02        to        210.02        2,109,715,060         1.41       0.300        to        0.300        25.74       to        25.74  
     12/31/2022       10,546,053        167.03        to        167.03        1,761,523,106         1.35       0.300        to        0.300        (18.47     to        (18.47
     12/31/2021       11,161,255        204.88        to        204.88        2,286,707,536         1.25       0.270        to        0.270        28.20       to        28.20  
     12/31/2020       12,146,389        159.81        to        159.81        1,941,092,367         1.72       0.270        to        0.270        17.88       to        17.88  
     12/31/2019       12,966,739        135.57        to        135.57        1,757,847,347         1.90       0.270        to        0.270        30.95       to        30.95  

Vanguard® Global Bond Index

 

     12/31/2023       6,753,500        20.77        to        20.77        140,246,849         1.96       0.300        to        0.300        6.20       to        6.20  
     12/31/2022       7,123,504        19.55        to        19.55        139,294,505         2.83       0.300        to        0.300        (13.39     to        (13.39
     12/31/2021       7,929,737        22.58        to        22.58        179,025,439         1.82       0.270        to        0.270        (2.10     to        (2.10
     12/31/2020       8,745,254        23.06        to        23.06        201,682,101         1.48       0.270        to        0.270        6.38       to        6.38  
     12/31/2019       8,861,812        21.68        to        21.68        192,109,579         1.40       0.270        to        0.270        8.12       to        8.12  

Vanguard® Growth

 

     12/31/2023       6,766,946        113.69        to        113.69        769,347,857         0.23       0.300        to        0.300        39.72       to        39.72  
     12/31/2022       6,750,682        81.37        to        81.37        549,322,933         -       0.300        to        0.300        (33.56     to        (33.56
     12/31/2021       7,471,225        122.48        to        122.48        915,102,076         0.03       0.270        to        0.270        17.54       to        17.54  
     12/31/2020       8,642,870        104.20        to        104.20        900,610,983         0.32       0.270        to        0.270        42.71       to        42.71  
     12/31/2019       8,208,540        73.02        to        73.02        599,371,189         0.40       0.270        to        0.270        33.46       to        33.46  

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

5. Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

            At December 31            For the Year Ended December 31  
Subaccount      Units      Unit Fair Value
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
     Net
Assets
           Investment
Income
Ratio*
    

Expense
Ratio**
Lowest to
Highest

     Total Return***
 Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
 

Vanguard® High Yield Bond

 

     12/31/2023        6,605,874        $41.95        to        $41.95        $ 277,110,296          5.01      %  0.300       %  to        0.300      %  11.33     %  to        11.33  % 

    

     12/31/2022        7,070,691        37.68        to        37.68        266,416,005          5.16        0.300        to        0.300        (9.63     to        (9.63
     12/31/2021        7,743,095        41.70        to        41.70        322,852,086          4.30        0.270        to        0.270        3.40       to        3.40  
     12/31/2020        8,649,613        40.32        to        40.32        348,793,843          5.55        0.270        to        0.270        5.39       to        5.39  
     12/31/2019        9,907,553        38.26        to        38.26        379,098,394          5.77        0.270        to        0.270        15.36       to        15.36  

Vanguard® International

 

     12/31/2023        12,758,790        74.34        to        74.34        948,546,954          1.55        0.300        to        0.300        14.31       to        14.31  
     12/31/2022        13,947,244        65.04        to        65.04        907,085,912          1.36        0.300        to        0.300        (30.33     to        (30.33
     12/31/2021        15,152,194        93.35        to        93.35        1,414,444,717          0.28        0.270        to        0.270        (1.81     to        (1.81
     12/31/2020        17,628,015        95.07        to        95.07        1,675,844,430          1.22        0.270        to        0.270        57.16       to        57.16  
     12/31/2019        19,850,804        60.49        to        60.49        1,200,817,376          1.46        0.270        to        0.270        30.86       to        30.86  

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index

 

     12/31/2023        8,220,903        98.01        to        98.01        805,700,455          1.45        0.300        to        0.300        15.48       to        15.48  
     12/31/2022        9,074,825        84.87        to        84.87        770,137,496          1.14        0.300        to        0.300        (19.06     to        (19.06
     12/31/2021        9,787,418        104.85        to        104.85        1,026,242,339          1.11        0.270        to        0.270        24.02       to        24.02  
     12/31/2020        10,647,287        84.54        to        84.54        900,172,889          1.52        0.270        to        0.270        17.75       to        17.75  
     12/31/2019        11,946,749        71.80        to        71.80        857,761,446          1.48        0.270        to        0.270        30.52       to        30.52  

Vanguard® Moderate Allocation

 

     12/31/2023        9,679,129        46.37        to        46.37        448,777,759          2.06        0.300        to        0.300        15.20       to        15.20  
     12/31/2022        10,264,312        40.25        to        40.25        413,101,449          2.46        0.300        to        0.300        (16.18     to        (16.18
     12/31/2021        11,097,571        48.01        to        48.01        532,845,000          1.45        0.270        to        0.270        9.78       to        9.78  
     12/31/2020        12,050,600        43.74        to        43.74        527,071,032          2.37        0.270        to        0.270        13.46       to        13.46  
     12/31/2019        12,205,120        38.55        to        38.55        470,484,743          2.13        0.270        to        0.270        19.21       to        19.21  

Vanguard® Money Market

 

     12/31/2023        506,758,737        2.10        to        2.10        1,066,245,721          4.94        0.300        to        0.300        4.74       to        4.74  
     12/31/2022        538,311,600        2.01        to        2.01        1,081,368,955          1.55        0.300        to        0.300        1.21       to        1.21  
     12/31/2021        488,445,432        1.98        to        1.98        969,500,196          0.01        0.270        to        0.270        (0.25     to        (0.25
     12/31/2020        582,028,923        1.99        to        1.99        1,158,181,682          0.48        0.270        to        0.270        0.25       to        0.25  
     12/31/2019        550,429,955        1.99        to        1.99        1,092,613,919          2.23        0.270        to        0.270        1.99       to        1.99  

Vanguard® Real Estate Index

 

     12/31/2023        5,191,626        80.97        to        80.97        420,365,696          2.52        0.300        to        0.300        11.36       to        11.36  
     12/31/2022        5,742,222        72.71        to        72.71        417,499,356          1.94        0.300        to        0.300        (26.52     to        (26.52
     12/31/2021        6,237,254        98.94        to        98.94        617,133,252          1.99        0.270        to        0.270        39.83       to        39.83  
     12/31/2020        6,674,028        70.76        to        70.76        472,256,990          2.73        0.270        to        0.270        (5.11     to        (5.11
     12/31/2019        7,442,439        74.57        to        74.57        554,987,241          2.67        0.270        to        0.270        28.46       to        28.46  

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment Grade

 

     12/31/2023        35,654,145        21.30        to        21.30        759,346,575          2.16        0.300        to        0.300        5.84       to        5.84  
     12/31/2022        40,036,422        20.12        to        20.12        805,622,697          1.67        0.300        to        0.300        (6.00     to        (6.00
     12/31/2021        44,834,576        21.41        to        21.41        959,791,122          2.13        0.270        to        0.270        (0.72     to        (0.72
     12/31/2020        48,598,868        21.56        to        21.56        1,047,934,625          2.54        0.270        to        0.270        5.21       to        5.21  
     12/31/2019        50,450,839        20.50        to        20.50        1,033,996,555          2.63        0.270        to        0.270        5.41       to        5.41  

Vanguard® Small Company Growth

 

     12/31/2023        5,991,790        130.61        to        130.61        782,590,850          0.41        0.300        to        0.300        19.29       to        19.29  
     12/31/2022        6,313,466        109.49        to        109.49        691,266,055          0.27        0.300        to        0.300        (25.57     to        (25.57
     12/31/2021        6,843,985        147.12        to        147.12        1,006,853,915          0.38        0.270        to        0.270        13.91       to        13.91  
     12/31/2020        7,379,696        129.15        to        129.15        953,095,790          0.66        0.270        to        0.270        22.85       to        22.85  
     12/31/2019        8,411,121        105.13        to        105.13        884,242,633          0.51        0.270        to        0.270        27.76       to        27.76  

Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index

 

     12/31/2023        29,799,566        40.16        to        40.16        1,196,819,844          2.50        0.300        to        0.300        5.26       to        5.26  
     12/31/2022        31,512,611        38.15        to        38.15        1,202,347,994          2.09        0.300        to        0.300        (13.47     to        (13.47
     12/31/2021        34,378,088        44.10        to        44.10        1,515,906,275          2.12        0.270        to        0.270        (1.98     to        (1.98
     12/31/2020        38,104,834        44.99        to        44.99        1,714,209,233          2.38        0.270        to        0.270        7.29       to        7.29  
     12/31/2019        38,389,797        41.93        to        41.93        1,609,666,757          2.53        0.270        to        0.270        8.38       to        8.38  

 

14


Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

5. Financial Highlights (continued)

 

            At December 31            For the Year Ended December 31  
Subaccount      Units      Unit Fair Value
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
     Net
Assets
           Investment
Income
Ratio*
    

Expense
Ratio**
Lowest to
Highest

     Total Return***
 Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
 

Vanguard® Total International Stock Market Index

 

    

     12/31/2023        10,012,280        $25.25        to        $25.25        $ 252,785,349          2.84      %   0.300      %   to        0.300      %   15.20       %  to        15.20  % 
     12/31/2022        9,893,721        21.92        to        21.92        216,838,071          3.40        0.300        to        0.300        (16.26     to        (16.26
     12/31/2021        9,752,070        26.17        to        26.17        255,247,398          1.89        0.270        to        0.270        8.24       to        8.24  
     12/31/2020        9,461,655        24.18        to        24.18        228,801,583          2.09        0.270        to        0.270        10.88       to        10.88  
     12/31/2019        9,546,518        21.81        to        21.81        208,202,269          1.90        0.270        to        0.270        21.23       to        21.23  

Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index

 

     12/31/2023        23,623,334        73.77        to        73.77        1,742,802,008          1.15        0.300        to        0.300        25.57       to        25.57  
     12/31/2022        24,817,962        58.75        to        58.75        1,458,042,807          1.35        0.300        to        0.300        (19.83     to        (19.83
     12/31/2021        25,959,246        73.28        to        73.28        1,902,357,351          1.21        0.270        to        0.270        25.30       to        25.30  
     12/31/2020        28,505,479        58.49        to        58.49        1,667,172,118          1.60        0.270        to        0.270        20.23       to        20.23  
     12/31/2019        31,010,055        48.65        to        48.65        1,508,499,008          1.55        0.270        to        0.270        30.40       to        30.40  

 

  

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See Footnote 1

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These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the subaccount from the Mutual Fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense charges, that are assessed against contract owner accounts either through reductions in the unit values or the redemption of units. The recognition of investment income by the subaccount is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the Mutual Fund in which the subaccounts invest.

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These amounts represent the annualized contract expenses of the subaccount, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, for each period indicated. These ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the Mutual Fund have been excluded.

  

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These amounts represent the total return for the periods indicated, including changes in the value of the Mutual Fund, and expenses assessed through the reduction of unit values. These ratios do not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units. Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the variable account. The total return is calculated for each period indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period. Total returns reflect a full twelve month period and total returns for subaccounts opened during the year have not been disclosed as they may not be indicative of a full year return. Expense ratios not in effect for the full twelve months are not reflected in the total return as they may not be indicative of a full year return.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

 

6. Administrative and Mortality and Expense Risk Charges

TLIC deducts a daily administrative charge equal to an annual rate of 0.10% of the daily net assets value of each subaccount for administrative expenses. TLIC also deducts an annual charge during the accumulation phase, not to exceed $25, proportionately from the subaccounts’ unit values. An annual charge of 0.20% is deducted (based on the death benefit selected) from the unit values of the subaccounts of the Separate Account for TLIC’s assumption of certain mortality and expense risks incurred in connection with the contract. The charge is assessed daily based on the net asset value of the Mutual Fund. Charges for administrative and mortality and expense risk are an expense of the subaccount. Charges reflected above are those currently assessed and may be subject to change. Contract owners should see their actual policy and any related attachments to determine their specific charges.

7. Income Tax

Operations of the Separate Account form a part of TLIC, which is taxed as a life insurance company under Subchapter L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The operations of the Separate Account are accounted for separately from other operations of TLIC for purposes of federal income taxation. The Separate Account is not separately taxable as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and is not otherwise taxable as an entity separate from TLIC. Under existing federal income tax laws, the income of the Separate Account is not taxable to TLIC, as long as earnings are credited under the variable annuity contracts.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Separate Account VA DD

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2023

 

8. Subsequent Events

The Separate Account has evaluated the financial statements for subsequent events through the date which the financial statements were issued. During this period, there were no subsequent events requiring recognition in the financial statements.

9. Related Parties

Transamerica Capital, Inc. (TCI), a wholesaling broker-dealer, is an affiliated entity of TLIC and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Aegon N.V. TCI distributes TLIC’s products through broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries.

The subaccounts invest in the mutual funds listed in Footnote 1. These investments include funds managed by Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (TAM). Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (TFS) serves as a transfer agent to TAM, and Aegon USA Asset Management Holding, LLC (AAM) serves as a sub-advisor for certain funds managed by TAM. TAM, TFS and AAM are affiliated entities of TLIC and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Aegon N.V. Funds managed by TAM are identified by their fund name, which includes reference to Aegon, Transamerica or both. The Separate Account pays management fees to the related funds as detailed in the fund prospectus.

No charges other than those disclosed in Footnote 6 are deducted for the service rendered by related parties.

Contract owners may transfer funds between available subaccount options within the Separate Account. These transfers are performed at unit value at the time of the transfer.

 

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