C000017151 Fees and Costs — DWS Equity 500 Index VIP, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.25%: a 0.15% management fee plus 0.12% other expenses, less a 0.02% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0006% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 4%.
C000017151 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017151. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.15% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.27% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.25% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000017151 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017151, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $159 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.26% 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 0.25%) | $26 | $83 | $144 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $14 |
| Total costs | $26 | $87 | $159 |
| Value after costs | $10,474 | $11,489 | $12,604 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
C000017151 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): 0.0006%
- Total broker commissions: $4K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $239.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 4%
- Securities on loan, average value: $396K
- Net income from securities lending: $1K (0.000% of average net assets)
C000017151 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 70.81% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $782 | 17.69% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $507 | 11.46% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $1 | 0.03% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $0 | 0.00% |
C000017151 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $192.6M | 80.69% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $29.6M | 12.42% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $5.6M | 2.34% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $3.1M | 1.28% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.5M | 1.03% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2.1M | 0.89% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.4M | 0.60% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $646K | 0.27% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $592K | 0.25% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $576K | 0.24% |
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017151 | Class A | 0.25% | — |
| C000017152 | Class B | 0.63% | — |
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.