C000000086 Fees and Costs — International Growth Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-20
The net expense ratio is 0.61%: a 0.58% management fee plus 0.04% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $545K in broker commissions, 0.0492% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 39%.
C000000086 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000000086. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.58% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.04% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.62% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.61% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000000086 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000000086, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $415 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.69% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.61%) | $64 | $201 | $349 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $5 | $16 | $28 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $38 |
| Total costs | $69 | $227 | $415 |
| Value after costs | $10,431 | $11,349 | $12,348 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.69% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
C000000086 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0492%
- Total broker commissions: $545K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 39%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000000086 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $85K | 17.19% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $83K | 16.72% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $67K | 13.55% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $63K | 12.68% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $61K | 12.29% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $41K | 8.24% |
| Jefferies LLC | $39K | 7.83% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $31K | 6.17% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $14K | 2.78% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $13K | 2.55% |
C000000086 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4.7M | 100.00% |
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.