C000017156 Fees and Costs — DWS Small Cap Index VIP, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.37%: a 0.28% management fee plus 0.14% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $15K in broker commissions, 0.0038% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 15%.
C000017156 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017156. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.28% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.14% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.42% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.37% |
| 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 |
C000017156 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017156, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $237 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.39% 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 0.37%) | $39 | $122 | $213 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $6 | $22 |
| Total costs | $39 | $129 | $237 |
| Value after costs | $10,461 | $11,447 | $12,526 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
C000017156 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): 0.0038%
- Total broker commissions: $15K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $263.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 15%
- Securities on loan, average value: $18.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $291K (0.071% of average net assets)
C000017156 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10K | 64.80% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3K | 17.07% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 14.42% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $298 | 1.92% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $149 | 0.96% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $105 | 0.68% |
| Academy Securities, Inc. | $22 | 0.14% |
C000017156 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $153.7M | 58.59% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $73.1M | 27.87% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $17.5M | 6.69% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8.6M | 3.28% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3.5M | 1.32% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $3.1M | 1.18% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1.6M | 0.61% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $573K | 0.22% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $313K | 0.12% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $310K | 0.12% |
DWS Small Cap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017156 | Class A | 0.37% | — |
| C000017157 | Class B | 0.66% | — |
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.