C000010386 Fees and Costs — Health Care 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 $2K in broker commissions, 0.0142% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 90%.

C000010386 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000010386. 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

C000010386 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000010386, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,111 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.89% 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$582$1,000
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$5$8
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$29$103
Total costs$189$615$1,111
Value after costs$10,311$10,961$11,652
Impact on return, per year1.89%1.89%1.89%

C000010386 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): 0.0142%
  • Total broker commissions: $2K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $19.4M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 90%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $75K
  • Net income from securities lending: $909 (0.008% of average net assets)

C000010386 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Instinet, LLC$1K67.21%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$27317.33%
BTIG, LLC$20713.15%
Roth Capital Partners$362.31%

C000010386 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$10.1M52.25%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$4.6M23.92%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$4.4M22.89%
TENDER OFFER$182K0.94%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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