C000012156 Fees and Costs — Equity Index Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.14%: a 0.13% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $43K in broker commissions, 0.0004% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 4%.
C000012156 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000012156. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.13% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.14% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.14% |
| 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 |
C000012156 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000012156, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $89 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.15% 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 0.14%) | $15 | $46 | $81 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $2 | $8 |
| Total costs | $15 | $49 | $89 |
| Value after costs | $10,485 | $11,528 | $12,673 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
C000012156 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): 0.0004%
- Total broker commissions: $43K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 4%
- Securities on loan, average value: $316K
- Net income from securities lending: $45K (0.000% of average net assets)
C000012156 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CITIGROUP INC. | $13K | 31.81% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $9K | 21.89% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $7K | 17.13% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $4K | 9.25% |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | $3K | 6.71% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $2K | 4.57% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | $2K | 3.67% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $1K | 3.03% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $540 | 1.29% |
| Bank of Montr??al | $274 | 0.65% |
C000012156 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | $1.1B | 99.63% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $2.3M | 0.22% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $1.5M | 0.14% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $183K | 0.02% |
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.