C000010404 Fees and Costs — Inverse Government Long Bond Strategy Fund, Variable Annuity

Data updated: 2026-08-21

The net expense ratio is 5.67% (5.82% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $245 in broker commissions, 0.0126% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 994%.

C000010404 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000010404. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.90%
12b-1 fee—
Other expenses4.82%
Gross expense ratio5.82%
Fee waiver−0.15%
Net expense ratio5.67%
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

C000010404 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000010404, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $3,237 over 5 years, cutting the return by 5.97% 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 5.67%)$595$1,769$2,920
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$6
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$91$311
Total costs$597$1,863$3,237
Value after costs$9,903$9,713$9,526
Impact on return, per year5.97%5.97%5.97%

C000010404 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): 0.0126%
  • Total broker commissions: $245
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $725.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 994%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000010404 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$245100.00%

C000010404 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC$270.5M37.26%
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.$235.0M32.37%
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC$153.3M21.11%
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.$66.1M9.11%
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC$543K0.07%
StoneX Financial Inc.$200K0.03%
BMO Capital Markets Corp.$100K0.01%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$100K0.01%
Nomura Securities International, Inc.$93K0.01%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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