C000012150 Fees and Costs — Small Company Growth Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.29%: a 0.28% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $901K in broker commissions, 0.0625% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 60%.
C000012150 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000012150. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.28% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.29% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.29% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000012150 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000012150, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $223 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.37% 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 0.29%) | $30 | $96 | $167 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $7 | $21 | $36 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $6 | $20 |
| Total costs | $37 | $122 | $223 |
| Value after costs | $10,463 | $11,454 | $12,539 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
C000012150 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): 0.0625%
- Total broker commissions: $901K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 60%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $100K (0.007% of average net assets)
C000012150 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | $164K | 25.11% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $104K | 15.84% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $94K | 14.40% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $52K | 7.98% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $49K | 7.49% |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $42K | 6.44% |
| EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C. | $40K | 6.16% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $40K | 6.05% |
| STEPHENS, INC. | $39K | 5.91% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $30K | 4.63% |
C000012150 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | $1.2B | 98.55% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $7.4M | 0.60% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | $6.7M | 0.54% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $3.1M | 0.25% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $831K | 0.07% |
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.