C000010384 Fees and Costs — Energy Services Fund, Variable Annuity

Data updated: 2026-08-27

The net expense ratio is 1.79%: a 0.85% management fee plus 0.99% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $67K in broker commissions, 1.6685% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 2071%.

C000010384 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000010384. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.85%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses0.99%
Gross expense ratio1.84%
Fee waiver−0.05%
Net expense ratio1.79%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000010384 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000010384, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $2,060 over 5 years, cutting the return by 3.63% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.79%)$188$572$966
Trading costs (broker commissions)$175$533$900
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$56$193
Total costs$363$1,160$2,060
Value after costs$10,137$10,416$10,703
Impact on return, per year3.63%3.63%3.63%

C000010384 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): 1.6685%
  • Total broker commissions: $67K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $7.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 2071%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $31K
  • Net income from securities lending: $594 (0.015% of average net assets)

C000010384 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$24K35.12%
BTIG, LLC$21K31.94%
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.$16K23.19%
Instinet, LLC$3K4.39%
Roth Capital Partners$2K3.34%
UBS SECURITIES LLC$1K2.02%

C000010384 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$4.1M52.72%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$1.8M23.25%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$1.8M22.73%
TENDER OFFER$102K1.30%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.